The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Bashir has assured that the ruling party would soon convene the national caucus and the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting.
Responding to el-Rufai’s allegation that the National caucus and NEC of the party have not met in two years, Basiru said it was disturbing that el-Rufai who was one of the founding elements in APC would turn out to make blatant falsehoods against the party.
He maintained that the opinion expressed by el-Rufai was based on fiction and outright fallacies.
The National Secretary maintained that the party structure of APC is the only party that is functioning in Nigeria today.
He recalled that the NEC of the party on August 3, 2023 delegated its powers and functions to the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party.
Asked if it was alright for the party’s NEC not to have met in two years, Basiru noted, “That is not true. I was elected at the NEC of our meeting held on August 3, 2023. Is 2023 August 3, up to two years? The answer is No!. So to say that NEC has not met in the past two years is to fit into the falsehood of Mallam Nasir el-Rufai.
“I wouldn’t want to get distracted with the fallacious statement of Mallam Nasir el-Rufai. We are focused on winning the election in Anambra, on retaining power in Ekiti state, and, of course, sensing the marauders in Osun. That’s the focus, I will not let anybody distract us from our objective as a political party.”
Basiru explained that the party has about nine organs including executives at the Unit level, Ward level, local government, state, Zonal level NWC, NEC, national caucus, National Advisor Council and the convention.
He was of the opinion that the fact that the National caucus and NEC have not met for about two years should not be used as a barometer to say other organs of the party are not functioning.
The party chieftain, however, admitted that el-Rufai’s observation was right, adding that the leadership of the party has taken not and would convene the caucus and NEC meeting soon.
“His observation of the last is correct but NEC is not the only organ of the party. So as far as we are concerned, we have taken note of his observation on the NEC, and we are making efforts to ensure that as soon as possible, the NEC of the party and the National caucus of the party will be called.”
