THERE is growing confusion in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, over the purported decision of governors elected on the platform of the party to zone the national chairmanship to the North-Central ahead of the February 26 national convention.
A section of the media had on Wednesday quoted insider sources as saying the governors also agreed to zone the office of the national secretary to the South-East.
Many sources confirmed yesterday that the governors never concluded on the issue of zoning.
A close source at the PGF said: “Yes, they (governors) met but they could not conclude on the zoning. Although many who spoke were in support of zoning the chairmanship position to North-Central but it was not concluded.
“It is after they have convinced the southern governors and they have accepted it that we can say the Progressive Governors’ Forum, PGF, has zoned the position. If anyone tells you anything otherwise, let him mention the names of the governors in that meeting and also mention who addressed the press.
“In such meetings, the Chairman of the PGF would address the press and open up on the decision of his forum. But for now, nothing like that.”
Indeed, a chieftain of the party said the leaders have not agreed on zoning, hence the selling of forms is yet to begin. He said: “On the issue of zoning and sale of forms, we are very much aware of the fact that our forms are ready. But party leaders are working on the issue of the possibility of zoning.
“The issue of whether the party will adopt zoning or not must be resolved before the aspirants would know what forms to buy. You can’t make people buy forms and then zone the positions away from their zones. If there won’t be zoning, aspirants will know what to do.”
Also, a party source said though the PGF has the right to advise or make suggestions to the committee, just like any other group or organ in the party the governors have not written to the committee on zoning.
Meanwhile, youths of the party have asked the APC leadership to follow the advice of President Muhammadu Buhari for youth mainstreaming in its affairs.
They also asked the party and the president to support a younger person as his successor.
APC North-Central Zonal Youth Leader, Terver Aginde made the appeal on Wednesday in Abuja at a one-day sensitisation and capacity building retreat on active and meaningful participation in leadership.
He said: “I am happy that Nigerian youths, about three of them, are coming out to contest for positions as high as the national chairmanship of the party. We are making progress with that and we will queue behind them to see if we can achieve the feat. We are also calling on the youths to succeed President Buhari. We will even prefer a youth within the age range of 40 to 50 to succeed President Buhari.”
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