The North Central All Progressive Congress (APC) Forum has commended President Bola Tinubu for heeding their call to convene the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party towards planning for the national convention.
Speaking to reporters in Jos the Plateau State capital, the forum’s chairman, Alhaji Saleh Mandung Zazzaga, said the president has canvassed for the meeting through a letter from his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, to Umar Ganduje to be slated for September.
He added that their excitement is that the North Central APC has been calling the attention of the president to intervene in several issues and brewing crises in the party, and to call for national convention.
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Zazzaga, who was also a member of the Presidential Campaign Council in the last election, explained that the NEC meeting is a stepping stone towards the convention which they have been looking forward to using to ventilate some of their grievances in the party, especially from the North Central region which is a solid bedrock of the party.
“We want to commend President Bola Tinubu for calling the NEC meeting of the APC in this coming September. This has been our long term cry at the North Central APC, so that many issues concerning the party can be addressed, and so that we can equally table our grievances from the North Central region and get it addressed before we forge ahead and intensify our plans ahead of the 2027 election.
“So the letter calling for the meeting from the president through his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, to plan out the convention before the end of the year is a welcome development. This shows the President has listened to our call.