APC CONVENTION: ADAMU, OTHERS NWC EMERGES THROUGH CONSENSUS PARTY FAITHFUL DISAPPOINTS DOOMDAYS PROPHETS

After a long awiting National convention of the ruling All Progressive Congress,  APC and days of negotiations and disagreements, the party finally held it convention opting for consensus formula to select its national working committee members.

The favourite consensus candidate of the President, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari Rtd., for the position of the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, was ratified as the new party chairman late Saturday night as other contenders makes their demands.

Adamu, a former governor of Nasarawa State who is a  present senator at the red Chambers of the 9th assembly,  emerged as a consensus candidate. Adamu was not among those who initially expressed interest in the chairmanship position. However, he was later drafted into the race by the Presidency and some governors.

The former governor of Nasarawa State, emergence as consensus candidate, force  other aspirants and party leaders to make demand for various positions of the party, and this lead to the delayed in the commencement of the convention which was scheduled to start by 1pm but rather kick started by 8:23pm.

The New National working committee will manage the administration of the party for the next four years, plan and oversee the party’s primaries ahead of the 2023 general elections.

The Vice-President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, arrived at the event at 7:59 pm; the President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan at exactly 7.06 pm, while the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, arrived at 7.03 pm.

Confronted by the delegates’ restiveness over the delay, Gbajabiamila said it was better to start late and get things right or never.

Main while, most of the party chieftains have praise the wisdom of the leader of the party, president muhamedu Buhari for bringing together all members to  make the convention a success contrarily to prophecy of doom that said,  APC will break up after it's convention or even go into extinction.

Speaking with news men at the venue of the convention, eagle square Abuja, David Sabo Kente DSK, one of the founding member of the party in Taraba State and a Frontline Gubernatorial aspirant, businessman, and philanthropist who is also a founder and CEO of "DSK Group International Ltd" and the NGO "DSK, applaud the president and all leaders of APC for their steadfast and agreement to adopt consensus candidates and this he said will lead the APC family to victory come 2023

The new National working committee members, had been sworn in at the same venue where the convention took place at about 10:30am on Sunday.

The National chairman, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, in his acceptance speech, thank The president, leaders of the party, progressive Governor's Forum and delegates while calling on others contestants who contested against him to join hand to build a befittng party for all.

By: ALGON