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APC convention: Check full list of aspirants as endorsed

FULL LIST: APC Consensus Candidates.

The list has the names of those who will form the next National Working Committee (NEC) of the ruling party.

There are a total of 76 names on the list which has been reproduced below:

1. National Chairman: Senator Abdullahi Adamu (Nasarawa State)
2. Deputy National Chairman (North): Senator Abubakar Kyari (Borno State)
3. Deputy National Chairman (South): Chief Emma Eneukwu (Enugu State)
4. National Secretary: Otunba Iyiola Omisore (Osun State)
5. Deputy National Secretary: Barr Fetus Fuanter (Plateau State)
6. National Vice Chairman ((North Central): Muhazu Bawa Rijau (Niger State?
7. Deputy Vice Chairman (North East): Mustapha Salihu (Adamawa State)
8. National Vice Chairman (North West): Salihu Lukman (Kaduna State)
9. National Vice Chairman (South East): Dr Ijeomah Arodiogbu (IMO State)
10. National Vice Chairman (South South): Chief Hon Victor Ton Gladom (Rivers State)
11. National Vice Chairman (South West): D. I. Kekemeke (Ondo State)
12. National Legal Adviser: Barr Ahmed El-Marzuk (Katsina State)
13. National Treasurer: Uguru Matthew Ofoke (Ebonyi State)
14. National Financial Secretary: Bashir Usman Gumel (Jigawa State)
15. National Organizing Secretary: Suleiman M. Argungun (Kebbi State)
16. National Welfare Secretary: Barr (Sir) F.N. Nwosu (Abia State)
17. National Publicity Secretary: Bart Felix Morka (Delta State)
18. National Auditor: Sen Abubakar Maikafi (Bauchi State)
19. National Women Leader: Dr Betta Edu (Cross River State)
20. National Youth Leader: Abdullahi Dayo Israel (Lagos State)
21. Special (Persons With Disability) Leader: Tolu Bankole (Ogun State)
22. Deputy National Legal Adviser: Barr Ibrahim Salahu (Kwara State)
23. Deputy National Treasurer: Hon Omorede Osifo (Edo State)
24. Deputy National Financial Secretary: Hon Hamma-Adama Ali Kumo (Gombe State)
25. Deputy National Organizing Secretary: Nze Chidi Duru (Anambra State)
26. Deputy National Publicity Secretary: Yakubu Murtala Ajaka (Kogi State)
27. Deputy National Welfare Secretary: Dr Christopher Akpan (Akwa Ibom State)
28. Deputy National Auditor: Olufemi Egbedeyi (Oyo State)
29. Deputy National Women Leader: Zainab Abubakar Ibrahim (Taraba State)
30. Deputy National Youth Leader: Jamaluddeen Kabir (Zamfara State)
31. National Ex-officio (North Central): Oluwatoyin Opawuye (Kwara State)
32. National Ex-officio (North East): Sirajo Dahuwa (Bauchi State)
33. National Ex-officio (North West): Aliyu Ahmed Yako (Kano State)
34. National Ex-officio (South East): Rt. Hon. Agunwa Anekwe ((Anambra State)
35. National Ex-officio (South South): Hon. Diriwari Akedewei (Bayelsa State)
36. National Ex-officio (South West): Mrs Bunmi Oriniowo (Ekiti State)
37. Zonal Secretary (North Central): Yakubu Muhammad Adamu (FCT)
38. Zonal Secretary (North East): Muhammad Wali Shettima (Yobe State)
39. Zonal Secretary (North West): Barr Bello Goronyo (Sokoto State)
40. Zonal Secretary (South East): Azosu Innocent Itafa (Ebonyi State)
41. Zonal Secretary (South South): Dr Ita Udosen (Akwa Ibom State)
42. Zonal Secretary (South West): Vincent Beewaji (Ekiti State)
43. Zonal Legal Adviser (North Central): Barr Hadiza Aliyu (Kogi State)
44. Zonal Legal Adviser (North East): Barr Dauda Chakpo (Taraba State)
45. Zonal Legal Adviser: (North West): Barr Bashir Usaini Dutse (Jigawa State)
46. Zonal Legal Adviser (South East): Barr Mayor Ogbona Ernest (Ebonyi State)
47. Zonal Legal Adviser (South South): Nil
48. Zonal Legal Adviser (South West): Ismail Kolawole Majoro (Oyo State)
49. Zonal Organizing Secretary (North Central): Hon Ahmed Attah (Kogi State)
50. Zonal Organizing Secretary (North East): Abubakar Adamu Musa (Taraba State)
51. Zonal Organizing Secretary (North West): Salisu Uba (Zamfara State)
52. Zonal Organizing Secretary (South East): Dozie Ikedife (Anambra State)
53. Zonal Organizing Secretary (South South): Hon. Blessing Agbome (Edo State)
54. Zonal Organizing Secretary (South West): Lateef Ibirogba (Lagos State)
55. Zonal Publicity Secretary (North Central): Barr John Okoho (Benue State)
56. Zonal Publicity Secretary (North East): Lamido Muhammed (Gombe State)
57. Zonal Publicity Secretary (North West): Musa Makafiya (Zamfara State)
58. Zonal Publicity Secretary (South East): Mr Augustine Onyedebelu (IMO State)
59. Zonal Publicity Secretary (South South): Nil
60. Zonal Publicity Secretary (South West): Ayo Afolabi (Osun State)
61. Zonal Women Leader (North Central): Oluwatoyin Opawuye (Kwara State)
62. Zonal Women Leader (North East): Hon. Zainab Abubakar Alman (Gombe State)
63. Zonal Women Leader (North West): Hajiya Hadiza Shagari (Sokoto State)
64. Zonal Women Leader (South East): Hon. Mimi Uchenna Diyoke (Enugu State)
65. Zonal Women Leader (South South): Miss Caroline Owugha (Bayelsa State)
66. Zonal Women Leader (South West): Mrs Yetunde Adesanya (Ogun State)
67. Zonal Youth Leader (North Central): Zubairu Aliyu (Kwara State)
68. Zonal Youth Leader (North East): Jason Baba Kwaghe (Adamawa State)
69. Zonal Youth Leader (North West): Abdulhamid Umar Muhammed (Kano State)
70. Zonal Youth Leader (South East): Hon. Ikenna Anyalewechi (Abia State)
71. Zonal Youth Leader (South South): Comrade Ebimobowe (Delta State)
72. Zonal Youth Leader (South West): Kolade Lawal (Ondo State)
73. Zonal Leader of Persons With Disability (North Central): Laho Lazarus Audu (Benue State)
74. Zonal Leader of Persons With Disability (North East): Muhammed Baba Isa (Yobe State)
75. Zonal Leader of Persons With Disability (North West): Lawal Na Rago (Kano State)
76. Zonal Leader of Persons With Disability (South East): Dr Nwachikwu Stanley Chinedu (Imo State )
77. Zonal Leader of Persons With Disability (South South): Chief Edet Asia (Cross River State)
78. Zonal Leader of Persons With Disability (South West): Mashood Erubami (Oyo State)

CECPC CHAIRMAN, GOVERNOR MAI MALA BUNI 2022 NATIONAL CONVENTION ADDRESS

APC Must Approach 2023 General Election with a united Front

I am delighted with your esteemed presence at this epoch-making occasion in the life of our party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), as we assemble here for the National Convention, climaxing the transition process which started with the conduct of ward, local, and state congresses. Today, we are going for the zonal and national offices as well as, the ratification of the amended constitution of Africa’s largest political party, the APC.

As you are aware, the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee which l am opportune to chair, is a child of circumstance constituted by the National Executive Committee (NEC), to restructure and reposition the party.

To the glory of God, and with your generous support, we collectively rescued the party and enriched its fortunes. l want to seize this unique opportunity to specially and gratefully appreciate our able and great leader,  His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, for his uncommon commitment and leadership style that has guided the committee to record some modest achievements for the party.

I would also like to appreciate the Vice President Prof. Yemi Osibanjo (GCON), the NEC, and members of the Progressives Governors Forum for their untiring support and cooperation to ensure that the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee succeeds in resuscitating the party.

Similarly, the Committee enjoyed generous and tremendous support from the National Assembly APC caucus, other critical stakeholders, committed party men, and women who believed in our mission and ability to deliver the mandate and move the party forward.

Your Excellencies, distinguished personalities, ladies and gentlemen, permit me to quickly reflect on some of the modest achievements recorded by the party under the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee whose tenure is ending today, for us to appreciate how far we have gone in revamping and improving our beloved party.

Upon assumption of office, the committee embarked on a genuine and all-inclusive reconciliation process to give everyone a true sense of belonging, confidence, and reassurance in the collective ownership of the party. We, first of all, visited some critical stakeholders to engage them in resolving the disputes and other hanging disagreements in the party. While some of these visits were made public, others were done out of the public glare and without media publicity. Similarly, we visited some aggrieved chieftains who sincerely shared their ill feelings with the committee. We spoke to each other frankly, placing party interests above personal interests.

I am glad to state that those frank discussions built a new hope in the hearts of the aggrieved persons such that, those who earlier left the party returned back, while those contemplating to forsake the party, never left.

However, when we commenced the assignment, we realized that the problems on the ground had far outweighed our estimation of the time required to resolve the huge problems bedeviling the party. This made the initial Six months dateline grossly inadequate, unrealistic, and not practicable and therefore, the need for extension of more time. Happily, for every extension, we brought in additional values with positive developments into the party.

Having reconciled substantial stakeholders, members and groups, the committee commenced membership registration and revalidation exercise, being one of the mandates of the CECPC, to establish the party’s numerical strength for proper planning and mobilization. The exercise provided our new members the opportunity to register as legitimate members of APC with equal rights, privileges, and opportunities, as well as, to give back the ownership of the party to the members, using the bottom-top approach. I am glad to state with all sense of fulfillment that the membership registration and revalidation exercise, recorded over 41 million members who registered with the details of their Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) and passport size photographs. This unprecedented increase in membership from the previous 11 million registered members to over 41 million registered members, provides the party with an added advantage of winning elections in Nigeria with landslide victories.

Mr. President, distinguished members, ladies and gentlemen, APC under the Caretaker Committee, made history with an unparalleled record of high-powered defections into the party. Three serving governors of Ebonyi State, His Excellency Engr. Dave Umahi, Cross River State, His Excellency Dr. Ben Ayade, and Zamfara State, Alhaji Bello Mutawalle, defected along with Millions of their supporters from PDP into the APC.

I am glad to add that the fortunes of the party were further enriched with the defection of former Speakers of the House of Representatives, former PDP national chairman, member PDP Board of Trustees, several Distinguished Senators and Honourable members of the House of Representatives and state assemblies, and several other heavyweights cutting across all the geo-political zones of the country.

Let me reassure those of you whose defections are being challenged in the courts that you have nothing to fear because your defections did not contravene any law. You will by the grace of God emerge successful and victorious in the superior courts at the end of these litigations. Your wise decision to join APC along with Millions of your supporters shall never be in vain.

I am gratified to inform this gathering that the Caretaker Committee under my watch has finally and fully settled the balance of payment for the National Headquarters. We have taken full ownership of the property. It is named after His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR. The National Secretariat will henceforth be known and addressed as ‘BUHARI HOUSE’.

I am pleased to say that the CECPC conducted peaceful and successful Congresses at the ward, local, and state levels and reviewed the party’s constitution to clear ambiguities and to provide for the missing lines. The reviewed constitution is ready to be presented to you for ratification.

To promote party governance, teamwork, and inclusiveness, the caretaker committee introduced wide-scale consultations and engaged many stakeholders outside the committee as chairmen and members of various sub-committees on reconciliation, membership registration, Congresses, and Appeal committees among others

In addition, the Caretaker Committee in conjunction with the Presidency, introduced a tripartite consultation forum between the party, the National Assembly APC caucus, and the executive arm of government to build a conducive and healthy working relationship for speedy execution of government policies and programs for the benefit of Nigerians. I am glad to say that, this initiative with support from the leadership and members of the National Assembly and the Executive, has positively redirected the relationship between the three organs from that of mutual suspicion to that of trust, understanding, and teamwork.

As a matter of deliberate policy, the party organized a National Youth summit attracting youth from all the political wards across the country to mobilize the youth and to give them a sense of belonging and to enhance their commitment to the party.  Similarly, women party faithful from across the country were assembled in Abuja and sensitized on active participation and generating support for the party. The party also took deliberate measures to give special recognition to People Living with Disabilities and now represented in every function of the party.This is in recognition of the great roles they play in the mobilization of the electorate, and participation in election processes.

Your Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, it is pertinent to point out that we are conscious of the anxiety among our members for the conduct of the Convention to elect substantive national leaders. We are also aware of the rising interests among individuals and groups especially those with the ambition to aspire in the 2023 general election.

This anxiety has however translated into some internal wrangling and squabbles recently recorded in the party. Such internal disputes are both normal and common, especially in a growing democracy like ours. The beauty of such disagreements is the ability and resilience to resolve them and emerge out of them stronger.

Once again, l wish to commend Mr. President for the excellent leadership exhibited in resolving the seeming contention with ease, and without adverse effects on the party and the Convention.

As we elect the new national officials, l call on every member of the party to please support and cooperate with the leaders from ward to the national levels. We should please bury our differences and collectively work for the interest and success of our party. This is very necessary for us to approach the 2023 General election with a united front. We can only achieve much in unity, just like the broom which is our party symbol. Our support to the new leadership would no doubt promote internal democracy and the emergence of popular, credible, and generally acceptable candidates to fly the party’s flag in the 2023 election for the party to succeed.

Let me once again express my profound gratitude and appreciation to His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, His Excellency the Vice President Prof. Yemi Osibanjo (GCON), His Excellency President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, the Honourable Speaker House of Representatives Femi Gbajiabiamila, the founding fathers of the party, former National Chairmen, their Excellencies Chief Bisi Akande, John Oyegun and Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, their Excellencies members of the Progressives Governors Forum and the Distinguished Members of the National Assembly for the amazing support that l personally enjoyed from you all.

The teamwork, cooperation, and unity exhibited by my colleagues, members of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee in the course of this assignment, have been exceptionally marvelous. This has truly made us extraordinary. We are indeed a family. I sincerely appreciate you all.

Let me also register our profound gratitude to all other stakeholders, our distinguished delegates, staff of the National Secretariat, the Youth, Women groups, and our supporters nationwide for the fantastic support you have extended to the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee.

I am now more confident than ever, that with a population of over 41 million registered members and still counting, APC has the potential and capacity to remain Nigeria’s ruling party and indeed, Africa’s largest political party.

I welcome you all.

God bless APC,
God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.