NewsAPC Set To Hold Make Or Mar NEC Meeting On Oyegun's Fate

APC Set To Hold Make Or Mar NEC Meeting On Oyegun’s Fate

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SAN FRANCISCO, April 09, (THEWILL) – The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)will today, Monday, hold another meeting at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

The NEC is expected at the meeting take a final decision on the tenure of the Chief John Oyegun-led National Working Committee (NWC).

THEWILL recalls that there has been disagreements among some NEC members over the decision made at a February meeting where it decided to extend the tenure of the John Oyegun-led NWC and by extension some states leadership.

The decision was announced on February 27 in Abuja during a NEC meeting attended by President Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, APC Chairman John Oyegun and other party chieftains.

However, President Muhammadu Buhari, a month after the decision raised an objection saying it is imperative to overturn the resolution to extend the NWC’s tenure as it contravened Article 17 Sub-section 1 of the Party constitution which recommends a 4-year tenure for all elected officials.

He declared that the tenure elongation is a clear breach of both the Party and nation’s constitution and warned that it might create some legal problems in the coming days as some aggrieved members had already gone to court to challenge the extension.

Following the President’s objection, the party set up a 10-member committee, led by Simon Lalong, to advise it on the issue and examine the President’s position.

The APC governors who had earlier supported the tenure elongation later aligned with the President on his stance. This was after series of consultations.

The Lalong-led technical committee then submitted its report and the NEC is expected today to announce modalities on the congresses and elections in anticipation of the expiration of the officials’ tenure which terminates by end of June.

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