The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has fixed its National Convention for March 26.
The party said that activities leading to the convention, including conduct of zonal congresses, would commence from February 24.
The party had earlier fixed the convention for February 26.
But in a letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday, the APC said the convention would no longer hold as earlier planned, adding that it had set its zonal congresses for March 26.
In the letter which was signed by the party’s National Secretary Sen. John Akpanudoedehe and Caretaker Chairman, Governor Mai Mala Buni, the APC partly said, ““This notice supersedes our earlier notice for National Convention referenced APC/NHDQ/INEC/019/22/14 this is predicated on the evaluation of our Party Constitution.”
However, after a series of meetings behind closed-doors from 11am on Monday, the APC announced through Akpanudoedehe the new date for the convention.
He said, “After deliberation and agreement with the CECPC, we have agreed and approved that the activities of the National Convention will commence from Feb. 24 and terminate on March 26, at Eagle Square with the National Convention.
“In between the convention, we have agreed to have zonal congresses.”
He also announced the release of timetables and schedule of activities for the party’s zonal congresses across the 6 geopolitical zones of the country, in “pursuant to Article 12.6 of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Constitution.”
Going by the new guidelines, the ruling party would publish the zonal committees list on Thursday, February 24, 2022, while a meeting of zonal stakeholders holds on Saturday, February 26, 2022.
The party will commence the sales of nomination forms for zonal positions from Monday, February 28 to Thursday, March 3, 2022, and conduct screening for zonal aspirants on Saturday, March 5, 2022.
On Sunday, March 6, 2022, the Screening Appeal will sit and the party will adopt the screening report on Tuesday, March 8, 2022.
The APC scribe added that that the Zonal Congresses would hold across the 6 geopolitical zones of Nigeria on Saturday, March 12, 2022; appeals emanating from the congresses would be entertainment on Monday, March 14, 2022; while Wednesday, March 16, 2022 would be for the adoption of appeal report.