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APC CONVENTION: APC Zones Chairmanship To North
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has zoned its chairmanship to the north ahead of the 2023 elections.
Governors Nasiru El-Rufai and Atiku Bagudu, announced this while responding to question at a media briefing, which held after President Muhammadu Buhari’s meeting with governors of the ruling party.
El-Rufai said the party has agreed to swap the current vacant positions in the National Working Committee (NWC) between the Northern and Southern parts of the country ahead of March 26 national convention.
By implication, the chairmanship position, which has been held by former Governors John Odigie-Oyegun and Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State from the South will now go to the North.
El-Rufai said, “We have agreed a zoning formula for all the six geopolitical zones and essentially, we swapped. Northern zones will take positions that Southern zones had in the last eight years and vice versa.
“So, it’s a very simple, equitable and fair formula. We will now go back and consult at the zonal level, and look at the positions that are available and the process of the convention preparation will start in earnest. So by the grace of God on the 26th of March, we will have done a national convention.”
The brief meeting that took place at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja were attended by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and 19 governors, including those of Yobe, Kano, Kogi, Ekiti, Nasarawa, Kwara, Ebonyi, Jigawa, Lagos, Imo, Ogun, Borno, Niger, Gombe, Osun, Kebbi, Plateau, as well as Deputy Governor of Anambra State who left the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the APC last year.
APC EXTRAORDINARY NATIONAL CONVENTION 2022
ZONING OF NATIONAL OFFICES
South-South:
(Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo and Rivers States)
1. National Vice Chairman (SS)
2. National Publicity Secretary
3. National Women Leader
4. Deputy National Treasurer
5. Deputy National Welfare Secretary
6. Zonal Secretary
7. Zonal Youth Leader
8. Zonal Organizing Secretary
9. Zonal Women Leader
10. Zonal Special (Persons with Disability- PWD) Leader
South-West:
(Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, and Oyo States)
1. National Secretary
2. National Vice Chairman (South-West)
3. National Youth Leader
4. Deputy National Auditor
5. Zonal Secretary
6. Zonal Youth Leader
7. Zonal Organizing Secretary
8. Zonal Women Leader
9. Zonal Special (Persons with Disability- PWD) Leader
South-East:
(Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo States)
1. Deputy National Chairman (S)
2. National Vice Chairman (SE)
3. National Treasurer
4. National Welfare Secretary
5. Deputy National Organizing Secretary
6. Zonal Secretary
7. Zonal Youth Leader
8. Zonal Organizing Secretary
9. Zonal Women Leader
10. Zonal Special (Persons with Disability- PWD) Leader
North-East:
(Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe States)
1. Deputy National Chairman (N)
2. National Auditor
3. National Vice Chairman (NW)
4. Deputy National Financial Secretary
5. Deputy National Women Leader
6. Zonal Secretary
7. Zonal Youth Leader
8. Zonal Organizing Secretary
9. Zonal Women Leader
10. Zonal Special (Persons with Disability- PWD) Leader
North-Central:
(Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, and Plateau States)
1. National Chairman
2. National Vice Chairman (NC)
3. Deputy National Secretary
4. Deputy National Legal Adviser
5. Deputy National Publicity Secretary
6. Zonal Secretary
7. Zonal Youth Leader
8. Zonal Organizing Secretary
9. Zonal Women Leader
10. Zonal Special (Persons with Disability- PWD) Leader
North-West:
(Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara States)
1. National Vice Chairman (NW)
2. National Legal Adviser
3. National Organizing Secretary
4. National Financial Secretary
5. Deputy National Youth Leader
6. Zonal Secretary
7. Zonal Youth Leader
8. Zonal Organizing Secretary
9. Zonal Women Leader
10. Zonal Special (Persons with Disability – PWD) Leader
*DRAFT NATIONAL CONVENTION PROGRAMME*:
1. Arrival of Accredited National Delegates
2. Arrival of National Chairman and members of NCECPC
3. Arrival of the APC State Governors
4. Arrival of the Speaker of the House of Representatives
5. Arrival of the Senate President
6. Arrival of the Vice President
7. Arrival of the President
8. The National Anthem
9. Opening Prayers
10. Introduction and Recognition of guests
11. Interlude
12. Opening Remarks by Chairman Convention Planning Committee (with Deputy Chairman and Sub-Committee Chairpersons)
13. Welcome Address by National Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Committee Chairman
14. Interlude
15. Remarks by Selected Stakeholders and Party Leaders
16. Interlude
17. Remarks by Chairman, Progressive Governors’ Forum
18. Remarks by Chairman, Northern States Governors’ Forum
19. Remarks by Chairman, Southern States Governors’ Forum
20. Remarks by Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum
21. Interlude
22. Remarks by the Speaker of the House of Representatives
23. Remarks by the Senate President
24. Interlude
25. Remarks by the Vice President
26. Special Remarks by the President
27. Interlude
28. Elections into National Offices of the APC
29. Interlude
30. Counting and Collation of Votes
31. Declaration of Results/Swearing in of the newly elected executives
32. Acceptance Speech by the newly elected Chairman of the APC
33. Motion for closing of the 2022 Extraordinary National Convention
34. Closing Remarks by the Deputy Chairman Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee
35. Closing Prayers
36. National Anthem
37. Departure in reverse order
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