Stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have continued to react to the decision by the party’s Caretaker and Extra Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) to postpone the party’s national Convention indefinitely
The CECPC had in a letter written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday, notified the commission of the indefinite suspension of the already planned February 26 convention, even as it announced March 26 as date for the party’s zonal congresses
Reacting to the suspension, the APC Rebirth Group, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene fast and save the APC and Nigeria’s democracy from the hands of the Governor Mai Mala Buni led CECPC
The APC Rebirth in a statement issued by its convener, Aliyu Audu, said it is not proud to say it is vindicated by all the shenanigans going on in APC under the Governor Mai Mala Buni led Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, CECPC, adding that it foresaw all the deceptions that are now playing out since October ladt year
” Then, we called for the timely interventions of the leadership and stakeholders of the party. However, in his deep wisdom, President Muhammadu Buhari severally availed the Buni Committee the benefits of the doubt which it has now clearly betrayed.
“In the light of the latest disappointment which the Mai Mala Buni CECPC has again meted out to anxious party members who had eagerly looked forward to the 26 February date willingly and deliberately announced for the Convention, it will be too much insult to all APC members to continue to tolerate this play on our collective sensibilities.
“Gov. Buni and his CECPC have shown unpardonable deceit, incompetence, disregard for the President, disrespect for the party constitution and blatant abuse of power and privileges. It is therefore time for the Committee to be disbanded immediately in order to salvage the party and our hard earned democracy.
“If, for whatever reason, Buni and his CECPC are allowed to continue to run the party in accordance with the dictates of their personal interests and hidden agenda; then the APC would have betrayed the sacrifices all party members and other well meaning Nigerians have made to entrench progressive governance and democracy in the country.
“We plead with President Muhammadu Buhari to rescue the APC and our nascent democracy from Mai Mala Buni and his co-travellers hellbent on making nonsense of all of our sacrifices. Any further delay could spell doom not only for APC as a party but for democracy and the country as a whole. A stitch in time saves nine,” the group stated
