Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have insisted that the planned February National Convention of the party will hold without any hindrance
Rising from a closed door meeting at the Kebbi state Governors lodge in Abuja on Sunday, the Progressive governors insisted that February date is sacrosanct, even as it mandated the Caretaker and Extra Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECC), to harmonize with other stakeholders and arrived at a date in February for the convention to. be conducted
Among governors in attendance at the meeting were Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), Nasir el-Rufai (Kaduna), Yahaya Bello (Kogi), Abubakar Sani Bello (Niger), Mohammed Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa), Bello Matawalle (Zamfara) and Dave Umahi (Ebonyi).
Others were Gboyega Oyetola (Osun), Babajide Sanwoolu (Lagos), Simon Bako Lalong (Plateau), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), Mai Mala Buni (Yobe), Hope Uzodinma (Imo), Ben Ayade (Cross River), Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq (Kwara), Babagana Zulum (Borno), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje (Kano), Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi) and Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti).
Briefing journalists at the end of the meeting, Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, Governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu ofKebbi state, said the forum passed a vote on confidence on Gov. Buni and two other governors in the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee – Abubakar Sani Bello and Gboyega Oyetola.
He said the governors also agreed to go ahead with the national convention slated for February.
“It is our resolve that the planned National convention of our party would go on on February. The month of February is sacrosanct for the convention, but we will give the CECPC the statutory role to consult with stakeholders and announce a suitable date in February for the convention, ” he stated
