By Akinwale Kasali
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has rescheduled its planned National Convention from Saturday, February 26th, 2022, to March 12, 2022.
The Governor Mai Buni led APC Caretaker Committee announced that the earlier scheduled date for Sale of Interest Forms for respective positions was to start on February 14th, 2022.
The rescheduling of the Congress did not quite come as a surprise. A few days ago, Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari said that there was no plan to reschedule the convention billed for February 26, but that “the date may changed if the party thinks it is necessary.”
An APC chieftain, Hassan Alwan, while speaking on Arise Television a couple of days ago, had said there were signs that there will be no Convention as scheduled. He dismissed the party as a fast dying party and said that if the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, was a serious Party, it would since have sent the APC packing.
Hassan said the Governors do not want the Convention to hold. His words: “I am saying that the party has been hijacked by some evil forces among us, and they intend to abort the Convention.
“For God’s sake, this is 10 days to the Convention, where are the sub- Committees? They said they would start selling forms on February 14, that they will start selling tickets, dud they do that? They gave us a Valentine gift that was a lie. They are not sincere. They are not sincere, they are not willing to put up a Convention. Buni and his Committee have failed.
But according to Uzodimma, Nigerians should focus on how democracy can become “workable”, adding that citizens should support the government in power.
“That is the decision of the party and there is nothing wrong even if it doesn’t hold. What is important is that we must have our convention.
“We have said it’s 26th. If for any reason tomorrow, it’s not doable in the opinion of the party, we will move. But that does not mean that there is any intention to move.
“We shouldn’t worry about little issues. I think our focus and attention should be towards having a workable democracy in Nigeria like we have shown, supporting government policies and programmes and then being patriotic”
