Tinubu/Atiku clash: APC to replace BoT with ‘Council of Elders’
– The APC may replace its BoT with a Council of Elders
– There are plans to amend the party’s constitution to accommodate the new organ
APC to replace BoT with Council of Elders
There are secret moves by the ruling All Progressives Party (APC) to replace the Board of Trustees with ‘Council of Elders,’ DailyPost reports.
A vote to amend the APC constitution to accommodate the new organ, was taken at the national caucus which held at the new banquet hall of the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday, March 22.
In attendance were President Muhammadu Buhari; Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo; APC national chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun; former vice president, Atiku Abubakar; APC national leader, Ahmed Bola Tinubu.
Others were Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Speaker Yakubu Dogara, Senate leader, Ali Ndume, House leader, Femi Gbajabiamila, some state governors among others.
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It was learnt that if the plan scales through, national executive committee (NEC) will ratify the nullification of the BoT and approve the constitution of a council of elders at national, zonal and state levels.
Such development means election of the BoT chairman, deputy chairman and secretary as well as the BoT meeting rescheduled for next week will no longer hold.
It was observed that Atiku and Tinubu have been working round the clock to clinch the APC BoT chairmanship position.
Observers believe the move by the APC to scrap the BoT is to forestall bad blood among party bigwigs.
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“Any form of election at this may result in cold war among influential members because they are already divided as to who to queue behind for the positions of BoT chairman and secretary respectively.
“The two major contenders have what I would call ‘near-equal’ followership, so allowing them go against each other will snowball into trouble. In my opinion, APC is trying to avoid a conflict of ego,” a source said.
Meanwhile, All Progressives Congress members of the national caucus on Wednesday, March 23, endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari to run for a second term in office.
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