Taking its registration process to the next level, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has announced its interim national officers. While speaking with journalists on Monday night in Abuja, the Chairman of the ANPP Board of Trustees and former Borno State Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff, confirmed that Mr. Bisi Akande, the chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria had been picked as the interim national chairman of the APC, saying the appointment was a consensus decision among the merging parties. From the fold of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Masari, and a former Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nasir El-Rufai, emerged as interim national officers of the APC. Masari from Katsina State will serve as Deputy National Chairman, el- Rufai, an indigene of Kaduna State, will serve as Deputy National Secretary. Other nominees also from CPC are, Sadiya Farouq from Zamfara State as National Treasurer; Sharoon from Anambra State as National Women Leader; A. Lado from Niger State as National Youth Leader; Aboki, a retired general from Nasarawa State as National Vice Chairman, North Central; James Ocholi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria from Kogi State as Deputy Legal Adviser; Bala Jibrin from Bauchi State as Deputy National Auditor; and Muse from Lagos State as ex-officio member. The ACN which has produced the national chairman is also to produce the National Legal Adviser, Deputy National Treasurer, National Publicity Secretary, Deputy National Youth Leader, two vice chairmanship seat and two ex-officio members. Tijjani Tumsah of the ANPP emerged as the National Secretary. Other slots available to ANPP are, National Financial Secretary, Deputy National Organising Secretary, Deputy National Publicity Secretary, two vice chairmen and two ex-officio officers. Other parties in the merger, namely the Democratic Peoples Party, DPP, and a section of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, were also given slots in the National Working Committee, NWC. The positions of National Organising Secretary; Deputy National Chairman, South; Deputy National Financial Secretary, Deputy National Women Leader; one vice chairman and one-ex-officio were given to APGA. DPP will produce the position of National Auditor
Posted on: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 20:03:04 +0000
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