The National Executive Committee NEC of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has extended the tenure of the Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) for another six months.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the committee attended by President Muhammadu Buhari; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, and other party chiefs held held at the Executive Council Chambers of the State House.
The Governors Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna), Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), Hope Uzodinma (Imo), and Secretary of the CECPC, Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe told the State House Correspondents that this was part of the five resolutions unanimously reached at the NEC meeting of the ruling party.
The NEC also approved the party the expulsion of the former National Vice Chairman of the party, South-South, Hillard Etta, for violating NEC instruction.
In the meeting, the party, also approved the dissolution of party organs from the smallest organ at the ward to national offices.
It also condemned the call by the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the impeachment of President Buhari.
Speaking at the party’s NEC meeting, President Muhammadu Buhari, said the caretaker extraordinary convention planning committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress-led by Governor Mai Buni has succeeded in bringing a new atmosphere of hope to the party.
He, however, urged the leaders to respect party decisions.
The President said, “I have received periodic briefings from the caretaker extraordinary convention planning committee, as well as other leaders of the party.
“I am convinced that in the last five months, since the appointment of the caretaker committee the initiatives taken have brought remarkably new atmosphere of hope in the party.
“Healthy debates are now taking place and the potential for organs of the party to affirm majority positions as the decision of the party is now possible.
“What is required now is for all of us as leaders of the party to maintain discipline and ensure that this new momentum is protected, sustained and the decisions of party organs are respected by every member.
“Despite the challenge to restore peace in the party and the series of elections at hand, the fact that we have gained more members and that we are not losing members to the opposition under the present interim leadership, indicates improvement of the party.
” In fact, we have begun to win back our members who left us and other notable political leaders are being attracted to our party.”