The main opposition All People’s Congress Party (APC) has deferred its Conventions and National Delegates Conference which were to have been held in Makeni between 16th January and 21st February 2021, the National Secretary of the Party said in a statement on Thursday.
Ambassador Dr Alhaji Osman Foday Yansaneh said, “Cognizant of the extenuating circumstances which are posing challenges for the holding of conventions leading to the National Delegates Conference, which include the Covid-19 Pandemic and the State of Public Health Emergency; Notice is hereby given by the National Advisory Committee (NAC) that pursuant to Article 6.10.11.1 of the 5th December 1995 APC Constitution, Conventions and National Delegates Conference of the Party are rescheduled to hold within the next six months (180 days) with effect from 15th January, 2021 to 15th July, 2021.”
He said that in this period the Leadership of the APC shall consider the commencement of the following activities of the Party:
“a) Emergency National Delegates Conference for the adoption of the new draft constitution by which time it is hoped the court matter would have been withdrawn as per a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed and witnessed between the NRM and the Party;
b) That the new constitution when approved by the NDC would be popularized to enable the party to hold Conventions and National Delegates Conference under the said new constitution;
d) NAC shall communicate the specific time line of events including dates for the election of the National officers and the Presidential Candidate of the Party and endorse the Running mate in due course.”
Ambassador Yansaneh said that NAC further directs that the current executives at all levels from Constituency to the National would remain in place, and that all existing Party Leadership shall continue in office until the Conventions and/or National Delegates Conference are held.
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