The Musa Halilu-Ahmed-led All
Progressives Congress (APC) Congress Committee in Oyo State has shifted
the scheduled APC Local Government Congress in the state from Saturday to Sunday, May 13.
He made the disclosure during a news conference held at the party’s secretariat in Ibadan Friday evening.
The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reported that the congress scheduled to hold on Saturday coincided with the local government election earlier scheduled to hold same day.
Halilu-Ahmed said at the briefing that the committee received letters requesting the shift of the congress to Sunday from the state executive of the APC.
According to him, “The party in the
state requested for the shift because of the council poll, which it said
most of their members have to participate actively.
“The party had stated in the letter that
most of the members who will participate in the congress would also
participate in the elections.”
He said that the state Commissioner of
Police, Mr Abiodun Odude, had also written that either of the two
programmes be shifted to allow adequate security.
The congress committee chairman said
that Odude had requested that the police would not have enough manpower
to monitor the two exercises at the same time.
Halilu-Ahmed stated that the committee after consultation with all stakeholders agreed to shift the congress to Sunday.
He noted that the forms are available
for intending aspirants in the congress to pick up, adding that the
committee would be available at the state party secretariat.
The committee chairman said that the
elective congress would be held at the party’s secretariat of the 33
local governments in the state.
Halilu-Ahmed called on security agencies
in the state to provide adequate security at the state secretariat of
the party to allow all intending aspirants have access.
He also urged them to ensure that
adequate security is provided at the various local government APC
secretariat in the state to allow peaceful and credible elective
congress. (NAN)
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