APC national convention to go ahead without Buhari

Governors of the All Progressives Congress and the members of the party’s National Working Committee on Wednesday resolved to proceed with preparations for the party’s inaugural bi-annual national convention.

In furtherance of this objective, the two bodies resolved to send a delegation to acting President Yemi Osinbajo to present him with suggested dates for him to pick from.

This was part of the decisions taken at the end of a monthly meeting held between the governors and the John Odigie-Oyegun-led APC NWC.

They noted that they were preparing to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari for him to pick a convenient date for the convention but that was not possible before he left for a medical trip abroad.

Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, who addressed newsmen after the meeting said, “The issue of the National Convention was raised. Actually, it was part of the decisions we took at the last meeting. Unfortunately, like you realised, Mr. President is not here; he is the leader of the party.