APC National Convention: President Buhari Approves February 2022 Date

BoomRadioNG | November 23, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved February 2022 as new date for the National Convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Chairman of Progressive Governors’ Forum, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, confirmed this at the end of a closed door meeting with President Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday.

Bagudu, who was not specific on the exact date for the convention in February, said the convention was shifted because four states were yet to complete their congresses.

He said: “Yesterday, Nov. 21, the Progressive Governors’ Forum met, where we congratulated and thanked the Caretaker Committee for working so hard in leading the party. We also thanked the President for supporting them to deliver on their mandate.

“I also explained yesterday that the Progressive Governors’ Forum discussed the issue of national convention of the party and they mandated us to come and discuss with the President as the party’s leader to give the input of the Governors so that the party and the President will consider.

President Muhammadu Buhari

“Part of the inputs we got yesterday was that we still have four states which are in the process of completing their congresses like Anambra; understandably because of the recent gubernatorial election, Zamfara and two others, because of logistic challenges and then, Christmas is around the corner and early January we will be very busy with Ekiti.

“So, the Governors, based on all these, suggested the party and the President should graciously consider February and the President is favourably disposed to the suggestion.”

Ademola Adejuwon