7 things President Buhari said while pleading for waivers for APC chairman Oyegun

The President, Muhammadu Buhari, in his speech on the report submitted by the All Progressive Congress’s National Executive Technical Committee today, pleaded for waivers for the John Oyegun’s National Executive Committee. Below are the highlights of the speech: 1. Considering that politics is a game of numbers, we must not be a house divided against […]

The President, Muhammadu Buhari, in his speech on the report submitted by the All Progressive Congress’s National Executive Technical Committee today, pleaded for waivers for the John Oyegun’s National Executive Committee.

Below are the highlights of the speech:

1. Considering that politics is a game of numbers, we must not be a house divided against itself and must try to note, appreciate and accommodate our differences as far as the law permits.

2. I am stressing that we should strengthen our internal democracy by organising the Party’s Congresses and Convention where election of National Executive Committee members would be held.

3.  I also believe that the current executives should be free to vie for elective positions in the party if they so wish as permitted by our Party constitution.

4.  However, considering the provision of Article 31(1)(iii) of the APC Constitution which requires any serving officer desirous of seeking re-election to resign from office 30 days before election, I am not sure of the practicality of present serving officers’ ability to meet this condition.

5. The party may consider granting waivers to party executives at all levels so that they are not disenfranchised from participating in the elections should they wish to do so, provided this does not violate our rules.

6. Necessary waiver(s) should also be extended to executives at the Ward level whose tenures may have elapsed, and indeed to anyone knocking at our doors from other political parties.

7. In this circumstance, the party should officially issue a statement on the above Waivers so that our house may be full.