The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday in Abuja inaugurated six
zonal screening committees for governorship aspirants of the party in the 2015
general elections.
Meanwhile, the National Chairman
of APC, Chief John Oyegun who inaugurated the committees, urged the members to
be fair and transparent in carrying out their duty.
He said it was important for them to set example for other political
parties and prove that APC was ready to take over government of the nation.
"Your performance must be strictly transparent because the public
is watching us.
"We are the main structure or organisation in the politics today
that the entire public is looking at with very critical eyes, from the point of
view that the APC is the better party or agent of change that we have been
waiting for.
"Will the APC meet the aspiration of Nigeria? And why are they
focusing on us so intensely at this particular time? It is because of the things
happening in politics,’’ Oyegun.
He also tasked them to ensure that all the documentation were prime and
proper such that there would be no basis for disqualification or litigation.
"There is also the need to prepare the aspirants mind that only
one of them would emerge as the party's candidate,’’ he added.
The chairman, however, commended the recent actions of the party’s
lawmakers when they were deprived of entering the National Assembly by the
police.
He said a lot of people had been criticising the legislators for
jumping over the fence but he would rather complement the indignity that they
put themselves through.
"I must complement them for the vision that made them to put
themselves through the indignity of climbing fences because they saw
straightaway that there was something unusual about to happen.
"If they had not subjected themselves to that indignity, we might
have been telling a different story today.
"We will probably be having a replica of wonderful Ekiti story
where seven members can impeach a speaker.’’
He also commended them for protecting the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal.
He said that the party admired what they did, adding that "in fact
the nation owns them a depth of gratitude for the courage with which they
confronted the riot that was instigated by the police.’’
The National Organising Secretary of the party, Mr Osita Izunaso, said
that the screening had been arranged to take place at the zonal level.
He said that the committees were expected to immediately commence work
as necessary materials would be provided for them to work with on Wednesday.
Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, the Chairman of the North Central Screening
Committee, responding on behalf of other members, pledged that the committee
would diligently carry out its responsibility.
"I am assuring that we will do a thorough job that will make the
rest of Nigerians to see in us the huge difference that is between the party
for change and others,’’ Oyinlola said.
Other chairmen of the committee include Sen. Chris Ngige, for North
East; Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, for North West; Chief Timi Sylva, for South
East; Alhaji Tijani Gwarzo, for South South, and Sen. Danjuma Goje for South
West. (NAN)
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