The Progressive Youth Movement (PYM) has vowed to resist the imposition of candidates on the party at the upcoming national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

A statement signed by the leader of PYM, Mustapha Audu in Abuja, said it would reject an aged candidate for the chairmanship position of the party.

“We implore the committee not to bring any aged individual with a clear disconnect from the majority of members within the party.

“We will resist the imposition of any candidate that is simply too old for the job of the chairman of the party,“ Mr Audu said.

Mr Audu said that as the party goes into an election year, it was imperative that it has an individual capable of withstanding the vigours of the campaign.

“We also implore our leaders to ensure that there are positions reserved for young stakeholders within the party.

“As the majority stakeholders in the party, we expect that the committee will take certain factors into consideration if it decides to select a consensus candidate,“ he said.

Mr Audu urged the committee to keep to its promise to hold the convention on the fixed date as stakeholders had waited patiently.

Governor Mai Mala Buni led-Caretaker extraordinary convention planning committee had fixed February 26 for the APC national convention.

The PYM is a political group within the APC.

(NAN)