The All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) has disclosed that it has adopted the much-awaited zoning formula to be used by the party ahead of its national convention scheduled for March 26.
APC Caretaker Committee acting Chairman, Governor Sani Bello, who made the disclosure after the meeting held at the secretariat on Tuesday, also confirmed that the National Executive Committee (NEC) will hold a virtual emergency meeting next week.
Governor Bello, who explained the agenda deliberated at the meeting of the CECPC on Tuesday, said that it was a continuation of their inaugural meeting held on Monday at the secretariat.
“The meeting today is a continuation of yesterday’s own. And just know you are not going to be asking me same thing tomorrow because we are going to be meeting everyday until convention so that we can put things together.
“Basically, today we look at the convention sub-committee and we collected some of the reports from the committee hoping that tomorrow we will decide on the next step to take. Nothing much happen today,” he noted.
On update on the report of the zoning formula, he said: “it has been submitted and adopted and it will be release any moment from now. I mean the zoning formula. Hopefully, by next week, the virtual NEC meeting will hold,” he said.
Asked confirm the speculated resignation of the Caretaker Committee secretary, Akpanudoedehe, Governor Bello, joked that the question should be directed to him.
Meanwhile, Akpanudoedehe has dismissed the speculation that he has resigned, insisting that only Preaident Muhammadu Buhari can demand his resignation and that of the party chairman, Governor Mai Mala Buni.
He also denied getting any directive from the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) compelling him to resign, reieterating that he is not above the party buy only President Buhari can force him to reign.
Reacting to the resignation, the party’s chief scribe said: “I have read in social media that I have resigned as Secretary of the APC. I want to state that it is not true, I didn’t resign. If I have resign, you would have seen my letter of resignation written by me. Someone cannot just say somebody is dead when he is alive.