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| Ogbonnaya Onu |
Onyebuchi Ezigbo
The All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) has set up a committee
to screen and present candidates for the leadership slots in the yet-to-be registered All Progressives
Congress (APC).
Rising from its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting
held Saturday at the party's National Secretariat in
Abuja, the party resolved to constitute
a high-powered committee headed by its National Chairman, Dr. ogbonnaya Onu
with a mandate to conclude on behalf of the party other outstanding issues
relating to the merger until APC is registered.
Other members of the committee include former Borno State
Governor Ali Modu Sherrif, Alhaji Tijani Tunmsa, (National Secretary), Alhaji
Shuaibu Musa (National Treasurer), Yobe
Governor, Ibrahim Gaidam, Zamfara
Governor, Abdul Aziz Yari, Borno Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, Mallam
Ibrahim Shearau, Senator Ahmed Rufai Sani, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, Alhaji
Abdulrahman Adamu and Senator Bukar Ibrahim.
The mandate of the committee is to undertake the sharing of
the APC national executive slots allocated to the party and to continue to act
on behalf of ANPP in the merger negotiations until APC is registered.
The Onu committee is to swing into action immediately to be
able to submit the names of the party's candidates at the resumed merger
meeting fixed for Monday.
THISDAY gathered that the decision to form a new committee
came in response to an alleged poor representation by the previous merger
committee headed by Shekarau.
A reliable source told THISDAY that based on the brewing crisis of confidence,
and in order to avoid being short-changed at the remaining stages of the merger process, the leadership felt there was
need to rejig the composition of the merger committee.
The positions allotted to ANPP in the APC include National
Secretary , National Financial Secretary, Deputy National Organising Secretary,
National Welfare Secretary, Deputy National Publicity Secretary, two Vice Chairmen and two ex-officio members.
Speaking on the outcome of the meeting, Sherrif said a
committee was set up to understudy the positions allotted to the party in APC
and divide it among party members.
"Our decision is also to continue with the merger plans
to the logical end. Our meeting was a
single agenda meeting to talk about the merger, what has happened so far and to
discuss the way forward. The position of
ANPP is that we should constitute a committee of the leaders of the party to
share the positions, " he said.
Asked when the sharing of offices would be completed, the
former Borno State governor said everything about the nomination of candidates
for APC interim leadership positions
would be completed latest by Monday.
Sheriff said the meeting went well without any major
disagreement, adding "In politics, either in Nigeria or elsewhere there
are bound to be variance in opinion but decisions are usually based on amicably
agreed positions".
Onu while delivering
what looked like a valedictory speech at the NEC meeting warned against
complacency if the opposition coalition hoped to dislodge the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP ) from office come 2015.
He recounted his experiences in the effort to midwife the
merger and pleaded for the understanding of all those that may have been
offended by some his decisions and actions.
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