A forum of Non-National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked stakeholders and the leadership of the party to immediately constitute a Board of Trustees or National Elders Council.
Newly appointed leaders of non-National Working Committee (NWC) members made the demand Thursday saying this would ensure that all vacant positions in the party are filled promptly.
The new chairman of the forum, Nelson Alapa, accompanied by other leaders at a news conference held at the party national secretariat, said the BoT or the National Elders Council would guarantee equity and fairness in the conduct of the affairs of the party.
The leaders said vacant positions such as national secretary, national auditor, deputy national chairman, South, and national vice chairman, North-west and departmental directors could have been filled with dispatch were the BoT in place.
“We call on all the key stakeholders to ensure that Board of Trustees/National Elders Council as the case maybe is constituted within a reasonable time frame majorly to enhance our party status and operation.
“That all vacant positions in the party should be filled appropriately to guarantee equity and fairness. Such vacant positions include the following: departmental directors, national secretary, national auditor, deputy national chairman, South and national vice chairman, North-west.
“Fundamental basis of this communique is to create appropriate awareness necessary in the minds and souls of the founding fathers and leaders of this great party on the urgent and critical need to salvage the party from possible imminent fractures/cracks if things are left in the present ways the party as being currently run/managed by the incumbent leadership.
“As provided in the 2014 APC constitution as amended, Article 11 (party Organs) National Executive Committee (NEC) members of which this forum falls, is the third highest organ after the National Convention and Board of Trustees and takes precedent over the National Working Committee (NWC).
“It is disheartening that National Working Committee has completely usurped the powers of the National Executive Committee (NEC) with the negative effects of which are currently hitting back to all levels of the party. This signals serious dangers to the stability, coherence, unity, loyalty, commitment and preparedness for continuity in governance.”
The APC, Non-(NEC) members’ forum consists of elected national executive committee members excluding the party principal officers at the national level.
Meanwhile, the former chairman of the forum, Alhaji Nasiru Danu, has been appointed as the furum’s grand patron. While presenting the appointment letter to him, Danu said he has given the new leadership his blessing.
“I want to tell you that I remain a committed APC member and a committed member of this forum and we will do everything possible to support the NWC to ensure that we build more bridges for the APC”, Danu assured.
