…They are felons, says Udoedehe

Ahead of the scheduled February 2022 national convention date of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a faction of the party on Monday announced the sack of Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee.

The faction on the aegis of the Progressive Youth Movement, also announced a new national caretaker committee with Mustapha Audu as chairman.

It also announced the formation of a national reconciliation committee with a mandate to reconcile aggrieved members before its national convention slated for February 2021.

The new chairman equally announced a zoning formula for positions in the National Working Committee (NWC) and pointedly attacked President Muhammadu Buhari’s supervision of the APC.

But, in a swift reaction, the Caretaker National Secretary, Senator John Akpan Udoedehe, dismissed what he described as the “felonious” activities of the purported group, stressing that the group is unknown to the party, its structure or as a registered support group and therefore non-existent.

According to Udoedehe; “However laughable, the criminal attempt of the purported group to usurp the leadership of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC now bothers on treasonable felony.

“Relevant security bodies must now check and address their unscrupulous activities. The attention the purported group seeks will not be given to them by the party.

“We can only advise that the general public completely disregard them. They are not registered members of the APC and are being used by opposition elements and fifth columnists to cause confusion.

“As widely reported, the successful meeting between the APC leadership, Progressive Governors’ Forum and the President produced February 2022 as the timeframe for the National Convention,” he enthused.