Zoning: APC meets today

The National Executive Committee, NEC of
the All Progressives Congress (APC) is
meeting today to resolve the issues
outstanding from the zoning of principal
office positions in the party as recommended
by the National Working Committee, NWC of
the party last week.



The deliberation of the party’s highest
decision making body is expected to quell
rising anxiety within the party over the
allocation of party positions that has seen
zonal leaders position their interests against
those of other zones.

The party NWC had reportedly zoned the
position of Senate President to the North-
Central a development that has seen two of
the major gladiators from the zone, Senators
Bukola Saraki and George Akume turning
into the front leaders for the contest.

The zoning of the speaker and Deputy Senate
President, according to sources is expected
to be resolved today or possibly tomorrow by
the party hierarchy.

The party NWC had reportedly favoured the
Southwest Zone for the office of speaker a
decision that subsequently generated
controversy as leaders from the Northeast
were believed to have also claimed the
position besides the office of Deputy Senate
President that was reportedly also zoned to
the zone.

However, gladiators within the Northeast
were yesterday reported to be canvassing the
allocation of the DSP position to the Bauchi/
Gombe axis in the region given the claim that
other states in the region had been satisfied
with other positions.

According to sources, the APC has conceded
the Chairman of the Board of Trustees to
Adamawa/Taraba axis, Deputy Senate
President to Bauchi/Gombe axis and House
Leader to Borno/Yobe axis of the northeast
zone.

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar
according to sources is to be chairman of the
BoT of the party putting Adamawa/Taraba
axis out of contention in the race for DS