Ahead of the All Progressives Congress primaries election, the party has inaugurated the total number of 444 screening committees across the 37 states in Nigeria, has 7 chairmen and 5 panel members for each state in the country for State House of Assembly Aspirants/Special Congress Committees to Elect Local Government, State and National Delegates.
The inauguration of the Chairpersons and Secretaries of Screening Committees for State House of Assembly Aspirants/ Special Congress Committees to Elect Local Government, State and National Delegates of the All Progressives Congress took place on Tuesday at internationaI Conference Centre (ICC), Abuja.
While inaugurating the committees the National Chairman of the party(APC) who was represented by
Abubakar Kyari, the Deputy chairman North hails the present administration of President Buhari, says APC in government today is championing the need of the economy and social change as the administration has achieved alot in 7 years.
“APC, we are in government today simply by championing the call for economic and social change and we thank almighty Allah for giving the wisdom to the president his exellency Muhammadu Buhari and we can beat our chest that seven years after we have achieved what others have not been able to do. Therefore, this transition is very key to leave a lasting legacy for president his exellency Muhammadu Buhari”.
speaking further, Abubakar describes the job of the newly inaugurated committees has the foundation of all the primaries of the party.
“This is the foundation of all the primaries. We have just conducted the screening of the gubernatorial, senatorial and house of representatives aspirants but the basic foundation is what you people are going to do which is the election of local government and state delegates”.
On his part, The National Organising Secretary of the party (APC), Sulaiman Argungu shortly after the inauguration of the screening committees says this is one of the critical segment of the party’s transition in the 2023 general elections.
Arungu also said that the party will provide each chairman and secretary of each committee the guidelines that specifies roles of the committee which includes minimum requirements.
“This is one of the critical segment of our transition in the general election 2023. As the deputy national chairman said in his briefing we will provide each chairman and secretary of each committee the guidelines that specifies roles of the committee which includes minimum requirements; APC requirements; educational requirements; payment of form fees which qualifies each aspirant to contest; sponsors and if anybody goes against Section 84(3) of the electoral acts as amended stands disqualified”.
