The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday approved a six-month tenure extension for the party’s Caretaker Committee Executives in Ekiti and Osun States.
The decision, ratified by the National Convention Committee—the party’s supreme organ, was to ensure administrative continuity and stability ahead of upcoming gubernatorial cycles in the affected states.
Moving the motion for the extension, the Senator representing Kano North, Barau Jibrin, said the tenures of the current caretaker committees at the ward, local government, and state levels would expire at the end of March.
He noted, however, that the forthcoming political developments made the current period unviable for conducting fresh congresses.
“It is expedient in the overall interest of the party to extend the tenures of the said caretaker committees to allow for proper coordination, consolidation, and preparation for the conduct of the congresses,” Jibrin stated.
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The motion seconded by the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele was subsequently approved by the delegates to the convention.
Similarly, the convention also witnessed the formal dissolution of the National Working Committee (NWC) to pave the way for the election of new national officers.
The motion for dissolution was moved by the National Legal Adviser, Abdulkarim Kana, who cited Article 13.1 of the party’s constitution, and seconded by the Deputy National Secretary, Prof. Abdulkarim Oluopolekana.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, also moved a motion for the adoption of consensus as the primary mode of election for the emergence of new national officers.
“The adoption of a defined mode of election will guide the proceedings and ensure that the process reflects the collective will of the party,” Abbas said.