The All Progressives
Congress (APC) has just concluded its national convention where it elected
officers to fill the positions in the party’s national working committee (NWC).
Interestingly, politicians who defected to the ruling party
from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are now holding key positions in the
NWC.
APC which was formed in 2013 is a merger of four political
parties namely — Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), All Nigeria Peoples
Party (ANPP), Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and a part of the All
Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
But at the party’s just concluded elective convention, some former PDP members were elected into key NWC positions, leaving foundation members out in the cold.
Mary Ekpere, former director-general of the National Centre
for Women Development (NCWD) who was in the CPC, was reportedly persuaded to
withdraw from the race for national women leader.
Betta Edu, Cross River commissioner for health who defected
to the ruling party in 2021, was declared winner of the position.
Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman of the APC, and Iyiola
Omisore, national secretary of the party, were former PDP members. These are
the two most powerful positions in the party.
Here is a full list of former PDP members now holding key
roles in APC;
- Abdullahi
Adamu, national chairman
- Iyiola
Omisore, national secretary
- Festus
Fuanter, deputy national secretary
- F.N.
Nwosu, national welfare secretary
- Mustapha
Salihu, national vice-chairman (north-west)
- Muazu
Bawa Rjau, national vice chairman (north-central)
- Nze
Chidi Duru, deputy national organizing secretary
- Ahmed
El-Marzuk, national legal adviser
- Uguru
Matthew Ofoka, national treasurer
- Betta
Edu, national women leader
- Abubakar
Maikafi, national auditor
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