*As Buhari writes, asks APC Governors, stakeholders to work with Buni
By Ezeocha Nzeh
In what appears to be like a power play, the proposed All Progressives Congress(APC) National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, scheduled to hold today in Abuja has been cancelled by the Governor Mai Mala Buni led caretaker committee of the ruling party
This is even as President Muhammadu Buhari has in a letter addressed to the APC Governor’s Forum, sued for peace among all stakeholders of the party
Buhari in his letter which was also. Copied to Governor Sani Bello. of Niger state called for the support of the CECPC under the leadership of Governor Mai Mala Buni to steer the affairs of the party
He emphasized the inability of the stakeholders to effect a leadership change in the APC, even as he warned the APC Governors and stakeholders to avoid any move that could put the party in conflict with the provisions of INEC
Governor Dani Bello, who had declared himself active g chairman of the CECPC, led the committee I another round of meeting yesterday st the party headquarters, where it had perfected all the processes towards the conduct of the NEC meeting today
Briefing journalists at the end of the NEC meeting, CECPC member in charge of media, Ismaili Ahmed assured that the NEC meeting would ho on as planned, adding thst all necessary arrangements have been put in place for the conduct
Ahmed assured that both President Buhari and Governor Buni will virtually attended the NEC meeting, adding thst the vice president, Yomi Osinbajo and other stakeholders will be physically present st the APC headquarters in Abuja
But as the drama ensued,tbe CECPC in a surprise statement issued by the secretary, senator John Akpanudoedehedeclared that the meeting has been postponed
“As directed by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning (CECPC) and Governor of Yobe State, H.E. Mai Mala Buni, a purported emergency meeting of the Party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) slated for Thursday, March 26, 2022 is hereby cancelled.” Akpanudoedehe said in his statement
It would be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission (I NEC) had earlier rejection a letter by the Sani Bello led faction of the CECPC, informing it of the NEC meeting
I NEC, while rejecting the APC letter informed the it that it was not signed by the recognized leaders of the CECPC, Mai Mala Buni and Akpanudoedehe, who are the chairman and secretary respectively
