The National Executive Committee, NEC of the
All Progressives Congress (APC) is meeting today to resolve the issues
outstanding from the zoning of principal office positions in the party as
recommended by the National Working Committee, NWC of the party last week.
APC
The deliberation of the party’s highest
decision making body is expected to quell rising anxiety within the party over
the allocation of party positions that has seen zonal leaders position their
interests against those of other zones.
The party NWC had reportedly zoned the
position of Senate President to the North-Central a development that has seen
two of the major gladiators from the zone, Senators Bukola Saraki and George
Akume turning into the front leaders for the contest.
The zoning of the speaker and Deputy Senate
President, according to sources is expected to be resolved today or possibly
tomorrow by the party hierarchy.
The party NWC had reportedly favoured the
Southwest Zone for the office of speaker a decision that subsequently generated
controversy as leaders from the Northeast were believed to have also claimed
the position besides the office of Deputy Senate President that was reportedly
also zoned to the zone.
However, gladiators within the Northeast were
yesterday reported to be canvassing the allocation of the DSP position to the
Bauchi/Gombe axis in the region given the claim that other states in the region
had been satisfied with other positions.
According to sources, the APC has conceded the
Chairman of the Board of Trustees to Adamawa/Taraba axis, Deputy Senate
President to Bauchi/Gombe axis and House Leader to Borno/Yobe axis of the
northeast zone.
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar according
to sources is to be chairman of the BoT of the party putting Adamawa/Taraba
axis out of contention in the race for DSP.
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