APC Governors task committee on constitution review for Board, Primary Elections
The Governor of Ondo State Rotimi Akeredolu together with governor of Osun and Ogun state, Dapo Abiodun and Gboyega Oyetola have tasked committee on constitution review for Board of Trustees and Internal democracy in All Progressive Congress.
The governors made their submissions on Friday at a stakeholders’ meeting organized by the special committee on the Review and Amendment of the APC constitution in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
Akeredolu who is the Chairman of the south-west Governors’ Forum, said the south-west would constitute a committee that will present its position to the review committee.
He urged the committee to look into the constitution of the Board of Trustees of the party, mode of conducting primary elections and how to become a delegate.
Oyetola, who is a member, APC Caretaker and e
Extraordinary Convention Committee, stressed the need for leaders and party members to observe and respect party supremacy by subsuming self-interest under the larger party interest.
Delivering the keynote address, he further charged the Professor Tahir Mamman led constitution review committee to come up with amendment that will engender justice, equity, fairness and the rule of law.
In his statement, “this constitution amendment requires all hands to be on deck. Everyone voice count. We must all collaborate to make the exercise a success by proposing a credible amendment at the individual, unit, constituency and group levels for a stronger and more vibrant APC.”
Also, Abeodun said it was time to amend the party constitution to make the party more potent and acceptable to the people.
“It is important that we come together to appraise ourselves as members of this great party, and even look critically at the structure of the party. This will give us the opportunity to evaluate the journey so far. It is a period of self examination.
“In doing this, the constitution of the party is a vital instrument that we must continuously re-evaluate. If we must prove to others that we are true democrats, we must be seen as practicing and ensuring internal democracy even within the party,” he said.
The former Ogun State Governor, Olusegun Osaba on his part called the review committee to ensure that internal democracy remains the cardinal principle of the party at all levels.
The Chairman of the APC constitution Review Committee, Mamman assured members of the party that the committee would take into consideration all the views from the zone.
Earlier in a welcome address, party chairman in Ogun State, Chief Yemi Sanusi noted the need to review the current party constitution, which he said had been in existence since the formation of the party in 2013.
