APC UK holds congress, elects new exco
The United Kingdom Chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has concluded plans to hold the party’s congress that will usher in a new leadership of the United Kingdom chapter of the party.
The congress, according to the organisers will hold between June 27 and 29 in London and proper arrangements have been concluded for the conduct of a free and fair election.
The delegates of the party, according to the organizers, were drawn from all the City caucuses, that make up the chapter and they will all be voting for the national executive.
“No fewer than 28 members will be contesting for the elective positions which include the Chairman, Deputy National Chairman (North and South), Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Publicity Secretary, Deputy Publicity Secretary, Financial Secretary, Treasurer, Youth Leader, Welfare Secretary and Legal among others.
It said: “Leading the team of the party’s delegates to oversee the electoral process is the National Secretary of the party, Senator Ajibola Basiru and other members of the Party’s NWC, including the National Organising Secretary, Alhaji Argungu, as well as other party chieftains”
Recall that a 22-member Interim Committee was appointed on January 13 2024, (the date earlier picked for the congress) with Hon. Tunde Doherty as the Chairman and Hon. Joseph Adebola, as Secretary to control the UK chapter of the APC, but now that the congress is holding, a new leadership of the party in the United Kingdom will emerge for the running of the party.
“The success of this congress will definitely bring all members in the UK together on the same pedestal to achieve the great feat for the party both in the diaspora and at the national level.”
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Speaking on the arrangements put in place for the success of the congress, Tunde Ajisola, who is a member of the Interim committee that is organizing the congress said the congress will be a historic moment for the UK chapter of the APC, as it draws the curtains for the struggle for power and elective positions within the UK chapter of the party.
“This is history in the making for our great party APC. It is history for Nigeria and Nigerians in the Diaspora.
“Every progressive Nigerians in the Diaspora are glad to be part of this effort to bring sanity and quality leadership to the party and we welcome as many Nigerians as possible from across the UK to the congress.
“The coming UK congress is key to the success of the APC as a party because it is the very first Nigerian Party congress outside the shores of Nigeria after successfully adding the Diaspora chapter to APC amended constitution 2022”, Ajisola stated.