Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the National Publicity Secretary of Action
Congress of Nigeria, on Friday said 23 governors are already in the fold
of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
Mohammed spoke in Lagos at the 7th Town Hall Meeting of Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, representing Lagos Central.
He said 12 more governors had signified interest to join the party in addition to the 11 already in the fold.
“The 12 governors will make their declarations after the party has been registered, possibly in two weeks time.
“We are likely to get our registration certificate by the end of June or second week of July,” the ACN spokesman said.
He explained that the delay in submitting the new party’s application to INEC was caused by “the complexity of merging.”
“Merging
is not an easy process, it is complicated. Aside from the name,
constitution and logo change, each of the merging parties must hold
special conventions to adopt the merger.
“The
merger forming APC comprises ACN, Congress for Progressive Change
(CPC), All Grand Progressive Alliance (APGA) and the Democratic People’s
Party (DPP).”
In her speech, Tinubu, who is the wife of a former
Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, described APC as “an assurance of
hope for Nigeria.”
She said: “Without the genuine change and
development being advocated by our great movement — APC, Nigeria risks
further descent into the abyss of underdevelopment and backwardness.’’
On the bill seeking special status for Lagos, the senator said no effort would be spared to achieve it.
Tinubu
disclosed that the three senators from Lagos had sponsored a bill
seeking provision of financial grants to the state in the constitution,
in recognition of its status as the nation’s economic hub.
The
News Agency of Nigeria reports that Tinubu distributed free
November/December General Certificate Examination (GCE) forms to 220
youths in the senatorial district. (NAN)
When I look back at the last election, it was flawed by the so party leaders handpicking those to run for political offices after candidates have paid for forms under the sun.APC to me is just a merger born out of fear that ACN as failed and that the forth coming election was lost before we even go to poll.
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