The All Progressives Congress, United Kingdom chapter, has advised the National Executive Council (NEC) to postpone the party’s national convention, scheduled for February 26.

The chapter gave the advice in a statement issued on Wednesday by Philip Idaewor, chair of the UK chapter.

Mr Idaewor stated that the postponement became necessary to enable Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) to gain more grounds in reconciling aggrieved members.

The APC UK chairman also stated that postponement of the convention while focusing on the much-needed fence-mending would ensure the party retains power in 2023.

“It is better to shift the national convention to a later date and consolidate on the successes achieved by the convention planning committee in uniting various factions than to lose all it has achieved,” said the statement. “The chapter urged APC’s National Executive Committee (NEC) to immediately postpone the National Convention from Saturday, February 26, to enable pending critical issues to be addressed.”

The chapter added that the postponement “is important, especially now that the reconciliation committee, led by Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has requested for a one-week extension to complete its work.”

Mr Idaewor added, “APC in the UK earlier weighed in on the matter some months ago, where it urged the party to align with best practices in deciding the convention date which should go with the election of the party’s presidential flag bearer.”

The statement also quoted Mr Idaewor saying that the proposition would ensure the highest participation of members in the diaspora as they would not dissipate logistics in travelling to Nigeria twice for the same event.

(NAN)