APC decides tenure extension palaver on Monday
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he said that the technical committee constituted to look into the issue would submit its report latest on thursday to enable the nec to look at it1 the national executive committee nec of all progressives congress apc would take final decision monday on tenure elongation for national and state executives of the party1 the party had on tuesday constituted a 10-member technical committee headed by gov. simon dalung of plateau to work out the way forward on the tenure issue1 this followed president muhammadu buharis recent opposition to necs approval of tenure extension for the nwc and all executive committees of the party at all levels across the country made at its meeting on feb. 271 buhari had said at another meeting of nec in abuja on march 26 that the nwcs tenure extension decision was illegal and unconstitutional1 the nec had extended the tenure of the odigie-oyegun-led nwc and other executive committees by one year starting from june1 the president had explained that the decision was causing acrimony within the party with some members not comfortable with the matter dragging the party to court1 the governors and the nwc of our party decided to sit and look at the issues that were seemingly dividing us1 i want to say to you with absolute satisfaction and pride that all the issues that you have been commenting on has been completely and totally resolved odigie-oyegun said1 the national chairman of the party chief john odigie-oyegun said on wednesday in abuja at the end of a three-hour meeting between the governors and the national working committee nwc1 the chairman of the technical committee has reported that his report will be ready latest this evening or by the very most early tomorrow morning. this report will be placed before nec on monday and appropriate decision will be taken and thereafter we shall announce to you the further steps we are going to be take he said.1 the chairman however added that the partys next steps would depend on its nec considering on the committees recommendation1 he assured that the apc was back as one united and focused party strongly behind buhari and its executives across in the states1 commenting on the issue the partys national publicity secretary malam bolaji abdulahi told newsmen that final decision on the tenure extension issue was with the partys nec1 it is left for the nec to decide and if the committee recommends that the position of nec should be maintained then there will be no need for an elective convention1 then the president and those who are concerned that the decision we have taken is correct or not will have more confidence in the position of the party1 the apc spokesman however said that if the technical committee recommended that congresses should be held the partys nec would consider that1 governors elected on apc platform had at a meeting with buhari on tuesday unanimously agreed that the party should hold a congress to settle the extension issue and others. nan1