APC dissolves state, local government, ward excos

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday dissolved the party’s ward, local government and state executive committees.

The NEC also extended the tenure of the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) for six months.

These resolutions were disclosed to State House reporters by Governors Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna), Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), Hope Uzodinma (Imo); and Secretary of the CECPC, Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe, at the NEC meeting in Abuja.

Addressing reporters, the governors listed the five NEC resolutions as follows: “Number one, the NEC of the party approved the extension of the tenure of the CECPC, led by His Excellency, governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, which expires on December 26, 2020, for another six months , to terminate on 30th of June, 2021. This is to enable the CECPC to conclude its assignment, as laid before NEC.

“NEC has approved the granting of waivers to persons who have recently joined our party and those desirous of joining the party in the nearest future.

“By this, such new members will enjoy all the benefits and privileges accruable by virtue of their membership of the party, so they’ll be able to contest for positions in the party, they’ll be able to contest elections without any requirement for being members for a number of years or period of time.

“The third resolution is that the NEC approved the expulsion of Ntufam Hilliard Etta from the party for flouting the directive of NEC to discontinue all litigations against the party and its members.

“Number four, NEC approved the immediate dissolution of the party organs at the polling unit, ward, local government, state and zonal level, as well as the non-National Working Committee component of the National Executive Committee, as well as their immediate reconstitution and composition of the dissolved excos to serve in their respective offices in a caretaker committee capacity. This excludes the non-NWC members of NEC.

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