Reports have emerged that the National leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Former Acting Chairman of the Party, Bisi Akande have been barred from attending the on-going APC National Executive Council, NEC, at the Party’s Headquarters in Abuja.
Tensions heightened on Thursday as there were alleged moves to bar the duo from the meeting, although reasons were not given.
A group of angry leaders, backed by former Governors of the party, are set on a collision course with the leadership of the party over Tinubu’s alleged role in the leadership crisis rocking the National Assembly.
Some APC Governors had queried Tinubu’s status as a “national leader of the party” and insisted that if he is allowed to attend the NEC meeting, then, former Governors are also ready to also demand entry and participate in deliberations.
“If they allow Tinubu to attend the meeting, we will also attend. Just wait for the drama that would take place if anybody who is not a member of the NEC attempts to enter the meeting…”
APC’s constitution stipulates that there shall be a National Executive Committee, NEC, of the party consisting of these people:
National Chairman; Deputy National Chairman (North); Deputy National Chairman (South); National Secretary; Deputy National Secretary; Six National Vice Chairmen, one from each Geo political zone of the Country (to be also known as Zonal Chairmen); National Legal Adviser; Deputy National Legal Adviser; National Treasurer; Deputy National Treasurer; National Financial Secretary; Deputy National; National Organizing Secretary; Deputy National Organizing Secretary;
Others are National Publicity Secretary; Deputy National Publicity Secretary; National Welfare Secretary; Deputy National Welfare Secretary; National Auditor; Deputy National Auditor; National Women Leader; Deputy National Women Leader; National Youth Leader; Deputy National Youth Leader; Special (Physically Challenged) Leader; Zonal Secretary; Zonal Youth Leader; Zonal Organizing Secretary; Zonal Women Leader; States’ Chairmen of the party.
The President and Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria who are members of the party; President of the Senate and Deputy; President of the Senate who are members of the party; Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives who are members of the party; Governors who are members of the party are also in the number.
Finally, the Majority or Minority Leader, Party Whip and their Deputies in the Senate and House of Representatives who are members of the party; two serving Senators from each geo-political zone of the country, who are members of the party, to be nominated by the Senators from such zone
The rest are three members of the House of Representatives from each geo-political zone of the country who are members of the party to be nominated by members from such zone; Six ex-officio members, of whom, one each shall be elected by the National Convention from each of the six geo-political zones of the; Serving Chairman, Deputy Chairman and Secretary of the Board of Trustees.
Regardless, a top member of the APC’s National Working Committee, NWC, disclosed that the party was not disposed to granting “a waiver” to anyone “who is not a NEC member.
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