A rrangements have been concluded by the Coalition of APC Support Groups (Southwest Zone) to hold a congress to elect consensus candidates for the national convention of the Coalition of APC Support Groups
An electoral committee saddled with the mandate to conduct the congress was appointed in Abuja on Tuesday by the Steering Committee of the Southwest Zone headed by the interim Chairman, Adebisi Abraham.
The Chairman of the electoral committee is Prince Feyisayo Ijifusi from Ondo State. Other members are Dr. Gboyega Adefokun, Mrs. Adenike Olasoji and Austin Pelemo.
A circular sent to all members of the coalition by the secretary of the Steering Committee, Majeed Yahaya, said only the coordinators of each group in the zone will take part in the Congress.
“I am directed by the Steering Committee to invite all coordinators to a general meeting and southwest zonal congress/consensus election for zonal executives of the coalition at the Caseg Garden, off Wuse Market, Abuja from 19-21 September.”
He warned that no proxy would be allowed to take part in the Congress, adding that the coordinators should come with certificates of group registration issued by the APC’s national secretariat, party membership cards and voter’s cards.
The coalition is a body of all independent groups that worked for the success of APC in the last general elections. It comprises of about 185 groups.