John Alechenu, Abuja
Barring any last minute changes, the All
Progressives Congress will today (Thursday), hold a mini convention to
elect a new National Publicity Secretary.
A usually reliable source in the party
told our correspondent that the mini-convention is being convened to
elect a new spokesman for the party.
It was gathered that a former Sports Minister, Bolaji Abdullahi, from Kwara State, was being tipped for the job.
The former occupant of the position,
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, also an indigene of Kwara State, resigned from the
post to take up appointment as Minister of Information and National
Orientation more than a year ago.
The embattled Deputy National Publicity Secretary, of the party, Timi Frank, tried but failed to act in that capacity.
He has taken the party to court when it announced that he has been suspended.
It was however gathered that the
leadership of the APC had concluded the plans to elect another spokesman
from the North-Central geopolitical zone, with Kwara State emerging the
preferred candidate.
The source said Abdullahi might emerge
the new spokesman for the APC at a mini-convention expected to hold at
the New Chelsea Hotel, Abuja at 11am.
It was also confirmed that delegates
from only the six states of North-Central would attend the convention,
while the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, members of the National
Working Committee as well as governors from the states were billed to
attend the convention.
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