By Laraba MUREY
The National Chairman Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, CECPC, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mai Mala Buni who is also the Governor of Yobe State has said of the party’s over forty one million membership, it has the upper hand in winning 2023 general elections.
Buni,was represented by the former senate president, Ken Nnamani while the National Reconciliation Committee of the party submitted its interim report at the party National Secretariat on Monday in Abuja.
He said “With this numerical strength, APC remains the party that can confidently win elections with landslide victory in all the national elections.
‘As you are aware, the party conducted a successful membership registration and revalidation exercise and now proudly has over Forty one Million membership making APC Africa’s largest political party and Nigeria’s leading party.’
According to him, great achievements the party has recorded in reconciling the differences among our stakeholders in Gombe, Ogun, Kwara, and many other states have justified the confidence the party has in your individual and collective capacities. You have truly done us proud.
In addition, I wish to assure you that the Caretaker Committee will carefully study the report and implement the same to improve the unity and strength of the party.
“Let me express our sincere appreciation to the committee for handling the assignment given to them with a high sense of commitment and responsibility. You have painstakingly visited states where we have challenges and addressed them squarely.
“However, in spite of all the achievements recorded by the party under my stewardship, and the high profile defections into the party, it is very pertinent for the party to promote the philosophy of unity of purpose, to pursue national interests against personal interests and a functional system of internal democracy to have a United, stable and prosperous political party.,”Buni said.
Meanwhile, The chairman of the nine-member APC, National Reconciliation Committee, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu while submitting the Committee’s interim report to the Chairman CECPC said, “It was not easy yet its committee is compiling all the petitions they saw and heard despite the fact some petitions are still coming.
” We are here to present what we see, and what we have heard. We are here to submit the interim report but there are some things that will still come after submitting the report,” Adamu said.
Members of the committee include Sen. Abdullahi Adamu Chairman, Otunba Moses Alake Adeyemo – Secretary, Sen. George Akume, H.E. Sullivan Chime, H.E. Ali Saad Birnin Kudu, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, Alh. Suleiman Argungu, Dr. Mrs. Oluranti I. Adebule, and Dr. Mrs. Beta Edu.
