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CONVENTION: Delay Beyond February ‘ll Weaken APC Electoral Fortunes, PGF Warns

“Without any prejudice to the aspirations of leaders, it is important that the party is able to set some minimum standards for the...

by The Union Nigeria
January 14, 2022
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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) Salihu Moh Lukman, has again warned that any delay of the party’s national convention beyond February date will further weakens the chances of the ruling party to win an election.

Lukman also appealed to all APC leaders to take the issue of leadership recruitment beyond the question of loyalty.

In a statement released to newsmen Thursday in Abuja, the PGF boss further postponement of the national convention will mean that the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) has “new objective is probably to take APC to its political grave. This should not be acceptable!

“Unless the CECPC has given itself the new responsibility of being the political and electoral undertaker of the APC, it must stop promoting some subversive campaigns suggesting that it is undertaking ‘the immediate task of addressing contestations within the Party, litigations, fallouts of recently conducted Congresses and generally reposition the Party ahead of the National Convention.’

“The more the party continue to allow the leadership of the CECPC to continue to hold everyone captive and refuse to commence the process of organising the February APC National Convention, the more party leaders would have supported the CECPC in weakening the electoral prospect of the APC.

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“Largely on account of delaying the implementation of decision to organise the February APC National Convention, there is hardly any internal party preparation for the 2023 electoral contest beyond individual leaders declaring their personal aspirations for offices.

“Without any prejudice to the aspirations of leaders, it is important that the party is able to set some minimum standards for the 2023 campaigns so that individual aspirants can orient their internal party mobilisation around those minimum standards.

“APC must not make the mistake of orientating its internal party mobilisation for the emergence of candidates for 2023 elections, especially Presidential Candidate only based on personality contest.

“Personality contest will only weaken the APC and undermine the capacity of the party to link its 2023 electoral contest with the achievements of the party, especially the Federal Government led by President Buhari. Once that is the case, the party will be strengthening the false opposition narrative about the failure of APC and President Buhari.

“If APC want to unassailably win the 2023 elections, it must take all the necessary steps to correct this false narrative.

“This can only start happening if everyone, APC leaders and members, rise to the challenge of ensuring that the CECPC faithfully implement the decision to organise the APC National Convention in February 2022.

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“A major indicator for this would also include a review of the APC manifesto at the Convention.”

Lukman listed five recommendations for party leaders to adopt as minimum guiding principles to determine the qualification of potential party leaders especially the National Chairman.

CONVENTION: Delay Beyond February ‘ll Weaken APC Electoral Fortunes, PGF Warns
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“Any potential candidate must have good relations will party leaders at national level, especially President Buhari.

“The candidate must also have good relations with all party leaders in his/her state, including the Governor, where there is an APC government.

“It should be a strong advantage when the aspiring person has played any role during the merger negotiation that produced APC and has been consistent in the party since 2013. This means such a parson would have the needed institutional memory to recognise and respect sacrifices made by party leaders and members to make the merger that produce the APC successful.

“It should be a strong disadvantage when any aspiring candidate has records of defection from the party or any of the legacy parties that merged to form the APC.

“Finally, public service experience will not only be an advantage but a measure of determining the democratic credentials of the candidate. Any candidate with public service experience at whatever level without incontestable records of achievements, such a person cannot inspire any party member and by extension Nigerians into believing that his/her leadership can bring any good electoral fortune for the party.”

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The PGF boss, however declared that the firstchallenge was to ensure that the CECPC has no option but to organise the APC National Convention in February 2022 as decided based on all the consultations that has taken place.

“The CECPC must be told that all consultations about organising the Convention ended with the meeting with President Buhari on November 22, 2021 and therefore the CECPC leadership should stop lying to Nigerians and APC members.

“The CECPC should also stop claiming that it is waiting for the meeting of Progressive Governors before it takes all the necessary decisions to commence the process of organising the Convention. Such a claim is not only dishonest but also taking the support of Progressive Governors for granted, which is why Progressive Governors have been reduced to punching bags of all party members regarding all the challenges facing the party.”

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