Battle to Head in Nigeria’s - APC

There has been dispute about position in the yet-to-be-registered merger party (APC)

APC is a merger party that was form by some of the main opposition political parties in Nigeria which the ruling party (PDP) is already seeing as threat. What do you think will be the greatest challenge of the new party? Read full gist as you continue…

The party will today (Tuesday) announce its Interim Executive Committee (IEC). The nine-member IEC will manage the affairs of the party till its registration by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

But there are indications that the IEC members will not be announced in the today’s meet. This is because self interest factor have set into the new part. The party has zoned some major position to the three major party that form the merger ACN, CPC and ANPP. Chairmanship has been ceded to the ACN; the CPC is to produce secretary while the ANPP will produce the treasurer. There is internal division within the individual parties as to who occupy those positions;

For the ACN, where the chairmanship was given, there are issues because two of their leading figures, Chief Tom Ikimi, who has been a visible member of the party’s merger committee, and Bisi Akande have shown interest.”

For the CPC, the source said, “It is not different. Its members too are having their own issues because the current National Secretary of the Party, Alhaji Buba Galadima, and an equally strong member of the party, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, as well as the party’s Publicity Secretary, Mr. Rotimi Fashakin are also interested.

However, no information on ANPP yet.

All this kept me thinking, what will be the greatest challenge of the new party? Is it personal interest or the PDP?