The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the indefinite postponement of the inauguration of the Standing Committees of the party scheduled to hold on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.
TheHintsNews reports that last Friday, APC released the lists and names of its standing committees with Ajibola Basiru, the party’s national secretary, chairing the establishment committee.
However, the chairman of BUA Group Abdul Samad Rabiu, declined his appointment as a member of the party’s finance standing committee
The National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, accompanied by the Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Duro Meseko stated this while reading out the resolutions of the 138th meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) held on Monday in Abuja to journalists.
According to him, The inauguration of the Standing Committees of the party scheduled to be held on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, has been postponed until further notice.
The ruling party also condemned the violent attack on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Kogi State, Dr. Gabriel Longpet.
It also called on law enforcement authorities to expeditiously investigate, arrest and bring perpetrators to justice.
Recall that armed men in the wee hours of Friday attacked the residence of Longpet and engaged the security personnel in a gun battle for over 30 minutes until reinforcements arrived.
Morka said the party condemned, “the violent attack on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Kogi State, Dr. Gabriel Longpet and calls on law enforcement authorities to expeditiously investigate, arrest and bring perpetrators to justice.”
The Spokesperson noted that the NWC deliberated on the party’s schedule/plan of activities leading up to the 21st September, 2024 off season Governorship Election in Edo State and 16th November, 2024 governorship election in Ondo State.
He added that the full schedule of activities would be published shortly.
Morka added that the NWC notes the appointments of five State Officers by the respective State Working Committees of the party.
They are: Peter Akarogbe, Secretary, Delta State; Hon. Adeola Jokomba, Secretary, Lagos State; Hon. Aminu Musa Bobi, Chairman, Niger State; Hon. Aliyi Bello, Chairman, Nasarawa State; and Mr. Yainus Dangusa, Secretary, Nasarawa State.