President Muhammadu Buhari has approved February 2022 for the conduct of the national convention of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
President Buhari’s endorsement of the date followed a meeting he had with some of the governors of the party led by the chairman of APC national caretaker committee, Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State.
With him were his Kebbi and Jigawa states counterparts, Atiku Bagudu who is the chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) and Abubakar Badaru, respectively.
Speaking to correspondents after the meeting which took place at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, in Abuja, Governor Bagudu said that the meeting was to convey the decision of Sunday night meeting of the Progressive Governors Forum to the President.
He said the governors resolved that the convention should hold in February and suggested that the President should approve the date.
The Kebnbi State governor also said that President Buhari had approved the date, noting that the National Caretaker Committee (NWC) would now work out the details.In the words of Governor Bagudu,
“Yesterday, November 21, the Progressive Governors Forum met and as some of you may have seen in press reports, I spoke after the meeting, where, in addition to congratulating and thanking the caretaker committee for a wonderful job of their leadership of the party, and thanked, Mr. President, for supporting them to deliver on their mandate.
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“I also explained that the Progressive Governors Forum, discussed the issue of the national convention of the party and they mandated us to come and discuss with the President, as party leader, to give the inputs of the governors so that the party and the President will consider in agreeing on a date for the national convention.
“And yesterday, part of the inputs we got was that we still have four states, which are in the process of completing their Congresses.
“Anambra, understandably, because of the election, Zamfara and two others that because of logistic challenges are yet to complete, and then Christmas is around the corner, and then early January will be very busy with Ekiti.
“But we have made the input of the governors known. It was favourably considered by Mr. President.”