After several weeks of horse trading, subterfuge and dribbling, a former Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and 23 others have emerged unopposed as members of the new National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress( APC).
The other unopposed officers are ex-Governor of Ekiti State, Otunba Niyi Adebayo( Deputy National Chairman);Â Babatunde Ogala(National Legal Adviser); Pastor Bankole Olajuwon( National Vice Chairman, South- West); Ibrahim Masari( National Welfare Secretary); Hon. Jack Alumba( Deputy National Welfare Secretary); Tunde Bello( National Financial Secretary and others.
The star of the day was a strong aspirant for the office of National Secretary, Mallam Kashim Imam who stepped down for the incumbent, Mai Mala Buni.
Also, the incumbent National Vice Chairman, Chief Plus Akinyelure withdrew from the race for Pastor Olajuwon.
With the development, 24 candidates out of 60 have emerged unopposed.
 Tit Bits
Incumbent National Secretary, Alhaji Mai Mala Buni was announced unopposed after several hours of behind the curtain talks as his last opponent announced his withdrawal from the race at about 6.30 pm
Governors and party leaders from the various states have been working round the clock to ensure that aspirants from their states step down for each other
For more than five minutes, The new APC National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, Kaduna state Governor, Mallam Nasir’s ElRufai, Osun state Governor, Rauf Aregbesola and Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed were engaged in a victory dance.
Dancing to a Hausa music, ElRufai appeared the most happiest, Jumping up and down inside the state box to the admiration of delegates that had began to leave the area.
The convention election appeals committee made continuous announcement that all those not satisfied with the conduct of the election should approach the committee between Monday and Wednesday with their appeal.
As the convention goes into the night, security appeared to have broken down as non accredited persons and hawkers found their way into the convention venue.
An almost complete shut down of network rendered it almost impossible for journalists covering the convention to effectively file their stories as they have to start moving from one spot to the other in search of network to file their stories.
Several serving Ministers attended the convention as observers as the party constitution does not recognize them as delegates. Only Ministers who are former governors or former legislators are recognized as delegates by the party constitution.
Credit: thenationonlineng.net
