< img src="https://eyewitness101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/apc-group-uncovers-alleged-plot-to-postpone-convention.jpg"class ="ff-og-image-inserted"> A pressure group within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), APC Rebirth Group, has actually accused the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) led by the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, of outlining to delay the national convention of the celebration beyond February 2022.

The group in a declaration provided Sunday by its Spokesperson, Mr. Aliyu Audu stated it had actually been dependably notified that the Committee lagged different news reports planted in the media that the convention had been repaired for February 25th 2022.

The group noted that the real plot was to use the planted February 25th date to buy more time, pretending it has no knowledge of the forthcoming bye-election; by which time it would be left with no choice but to postpone the much-awaited February convention to another date.

The group kept in mind that in any case, the purported February 25th date, just like many other decisions that have actually been taken by the caretaker committee, was not a cumulative choice by members of the committee.

It worried that this was the reason it chose to plant the date in the media instead of coming out with a main position.

It kept in mind: “In furtherance of the agenda to continue the extension of its 6 months mandate which is now running to the 19th month, the Buni-led Caretaker Committee has come up with another plot to deceive celebration members and buy time in order to additional propagate its selfish program.

“The CECPC, having realized that no less than six states will be going to the surveys for numerous bye-elections on the 26th of February, 2022, decided to plant a February 25th date in the media knowing fully well that the convention can not be happening at a time bye-elections in which the party would be taking part will likewise be taking place across different states in the country.”

The group mentioned that If the CECPC was major about holding the national convention, February 19 is an excellent date and the time to start preparing for it is now.

It included that instead of planting dates and stories in the media, the CECPC ought to bring out a clear position and timetable for the much-awaited nationwide convention.

It warned, “While we advise February 19th 2022 as a practical date for the convention that will give the APC a brand-new set of elected National Working Committee members, we want to reiterate that any effort by the Buni-led Caretaker Committee to move the convention any additional under any guise will be resisted by all means possible.”

The group questioned why other members of the CECPC have continued to tolerate the unilateral decision making and dictatorial excesses of the chairman of the committee.

It stated, “We are bringing this brand-new plot of the CECPC to spotlight, simply as we have carried out in numerous other circumstances, in order to rekindle the consciousness of celebration members to the truth of Buni leadership of APC and to get in touch with all those worried to dominate on him not to toy with the February date for the national convention.”

The APC Rebirth also required the rejigging of the subscription of the caretaker committee, stressing that aside from the obvious travesty of being in contravention of area 183 of the Constitution which forbids sitting guvs from the membership of the committee, the continuous stay of Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State particularly is a disrespect to its morals and laws.

It said the governor, who will be standing as a candidate in the forthcoming governorship primary election in Osun State, can not be a judge in his own case.

The group, therefore, called on Oyetola to relinquish his subscription of the caretaker committee, considering the truth that it may prepare and most likely conduct the primary election for the top seat in Osun State.

It was of the opinion that the ruling celebration can not continue to overlook a clear constitutional arrangement as regards the composition of the caretaker committee.