*WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAID...
“I have taken some time to review and seek advice on the resolution. And
what I found is that it contravenes both our party Constitution and the
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“While
the APC Constitution, in Article 17(1) and 13.2(B), limits the tenure of
elected officers to four years, renewable once by another election, the 1999
Constitution of Nigeria (as amended), in section 223, also prescribes periodic
elections for party executives at regular intervals, which must not exceed four
years.
“Furthermore, Article 31 of our Party Constitution
provides that any principal officer wishing to re-contest or contest for
another post, must resign from his current post at least one month before the
election
“Furthermore, I think if we deviate from the constitutional provisions,
we might be endangering the fortunes of our party. If the tenure of our party
executives can be legally faulted, then it means that any nominations and
primary elections that they may conduct, can also be faulted.
“This
is not to talk of divisions that would arise, and is already arising within the
party, when some of our members feel that they are being denied the right to
aspire to executive positions, or that internal democracy is not at play within
the party.
“I am therefore of the firm view that it is better to
follow strictly the dictates of our party and national constitutions, rather
than put APC and its activities at grave risk.’’
“I think these
should be allowed to go forward and all efforts should now be geared towards
making them a great success.’’
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