APC reacts to ‘parallel’ congresses

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has made its stand known that any State congress other than the one supervised by the Congress Committee wouldn’t be recognized.

The party described the parallel congress as effort in futility and a “birthday ceremony’, in the words of Senator Rochas Anayo Okorocha.

In a statement signed by the National Secretary, APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Senator James Akpanudoedehe, the APC posited that guidelines were issued ahead of the State congresses, hence, the party was aware of genuine State congress from those otherwise.

The statement reads in part: “Our attention has been drawn to reports of so called and purported “parallel” Congresses. To borrow the phrase of one of our esteemed governors, such “parallel” Congresses are mere naming ceremonies.

“The purported “parallel” Congresses are futile activities and very strange to the party, our Constitution and the guidelines for the conduct of the State and other Congresses.

“Only exercises conducted by duly inaugurated State Congress Committees are recognised by the party. The APC leadership will not hesitate to take adequate and lawful measures against any person or interest sabotaging the collective Party’s interest and efforts to achieve peace and unity in our great party.

“Where contestations exist, adequate conflict resolution measures have been put in place to address them. The party has Appeal committees for every Congress”.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated its members on the successful conduct of the Party’s State Congresses across the country on Saturday.

The party also denied that parallel congresses were conducted in some states as allegedly quoted in some quarters.