CPC holds national convention on Saturday, decides merger

National Publicity Secretary of Congress for Progressive Change, Mr. Rotimi Fashakin, has said the party has fixed Saturday May 11, for its national convention in Abuja.

Fashakin told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Monday that the convention, which would take place at old parade ground in Abuja, would focus on ratifying the CPC’s merger with other political parties of like minds.
The national convention is the highest decision making body of the party. According to him, there are three reasons under the Nigerian law that can inform the holding of the convention.

He said the party could hold a national convention if it wanted to elect national officials or to elect candidate, who fly the party’s flag for national elections.

Accordingly, the party can hold a national convention when the party wants to approve a major decision such as the proposed merger of the party with other political parties, he said.

“Merging with another political party is a very major decision and the nation’s law has made it imperative that a political party must go to the convention to ratify it,” he said.

Fashakin said the Action Congress of Nigeria had fulfilled all necessary processes as it was able to do its national convention ahead of CPC.

He described the ACN national convention as a huge success, adding that there were resolutions at the convention that would be sent to INEC that would enhance the registration of All Progressives Congress.

Fashakin said the party had intensified efforts in encouraging peaceful coexistence and internal democracy among its members to ensure the success of the convention.

In a related development, the Chairman of CPC Merger Committee, Mr. Garba Gadi, has urged Nigerians to believe in the ideologies of APC in order to establish true participatory democracy in Nigeria.

According to him, APC government will ensure judicious use of the resources of the state for the benefit of every Nigerian.

Gadi expressed optimism that APC would offer Nigerians good governance that would bring an end to insecurity, poverty, economic downturn, and general unpleasant situations being experienced in the country now.

“We should all be ready to make sacrifice to uplift this nation,” he said.