The national convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) earlier scheduled for Monday, May 14 will be moved forward.
This was confirmed by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi while addressing newsmen on the plan to review the timetable for congresses and national convention after a closed door meeting between Chief John Odigie-Oyegun led – National Working Committee (NWC) and APC governors at the party’s national secretariat.
In the timetable earlier released, the party scheduled ward congresses for Wednesday, May 2; local government congresses, Saturday, May 5; and state congresses, Wednesday, May 9, respectively.
The APC spokesman said some of the dates would be adjusted since the NWC had been advised to look at the current timetable again for being too “closely packed” and leaving little room for errors.
“The observation was that the timetable as it is currently constituted or composed was determined because of the Ramadan and we want to be sensitive to the feelings of Muslims who will be fasting in the month of Ramadan. Therefore, we try to avoid conducting any political activities in the month of Ramadan,” he said.
He further explained that the adjustments had no ulterior motive other than the logistic consideration.
