Ward Congresses Will Hold As Scheduled — APC

APC has said its proposed ward congresess will hold as scheduled nationwide.

Gatekeepers News reports that the Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says there is no cause for alarm over the supreme court decision on Ondo gubernatorial poll, saying its scheduled ward congresess will hold.

Earlier, the supreme court affirmed the election of Rotimi Akeredolu as Ondo state governor.

Akeredolu won by a narrow-split decision of 4:3 in the seven-man panel of justices.

www.gatekeepersnews.com had earlier reported that minister of state for labour and employment, Festus Keyamo, asked the party to sack Buni and anyone holding any executive position on the committee and immediately suspend the planned congresses.

Keyamo said the reason is to avoid legal battles, since the legality of Buni to hold the position has chairman has been questioned by the supreme court.

National secretary of the APC caretaker committee, John Akpanudoedehe in a statement said the supreme court’s verdict on Ondo gubernatorial poll has “no bearing on the CECPC’s status and its membership”.

The statement said, “The clarification is against the backdrop of personal opinions being expressed by some individuals on the status of the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) and its capacity to conduct the Congresses.

“While it is not our intention to join issues with these commentators, the Supreme Court’s Wednesday judgement affirming the Election victory of the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu SAN had no bearing on the CECPC’s status and its membership.

“Party members and aspirants should therefore come out enmasse and peacefully to participate in the ward Congresses, come Saturday.”