All things being equal, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ruling All Progres sives Congress (APC) is to meet in Abuja, Nigeria’s seat of power to discuss key issues that may constitute hindrance to the cohesion of the party regarded as the largest political party in Africa.
According an online medium, top on the agenda in meeting scheduled to hold at the national secretariat of the party , is the matter of the party’s leadership, particularly the emergence of Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje’s substantive successor.
Recall that Ganduje, a former Governor of Kano state, resigned as national chairman on June 27, paving the way for the deputy national chairman (North), Ali Bukar Dalori, to assume office in an acting capacity.
According to the medium, the NEC meeting is essentially being convened to decide Dalori’s future and that of other members of the National Working Committee (NWC).
While some party insiders said the NEC is expected to ratify Dalori’s role and give him a timeframe within which to organise an elective national convention to choose a substantive chairman, others insist that President Bola Tinubu holds the decisive card and may choose a substantive chairman during the meeting.
The NEC is the second-highest decision-making organ of the APC, comprising the president, vice president, governors elected on the party’s platform, NWC members, state chairmen, and other key stakeholders.
Source: Daily Trust
