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After keeping Nigerians and his supporters waiting for several months, President Muhammadu Buhari has declared his intention to contest the 2019 presidential election.
The President stated this at the ongoing National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of his party, the All Progressive Congress ( APC) at the party Secretariat, Abuja.
This is just as he has proposed suspension of provision of Article 30 Section 1 and Subsection 3 of the All Progressive Congress (APC) constitution which requires any serving officer desirous of seeking re-election to resign from office 30 days before the election.
The President said the waivers became necessary because it is practically impossible for the present serving officers to meet the conditions.
He said he believes that the current executives should be free to run for elective position in the party, if they so wish.
“Considering the provision of Article 30 Section 1 and Subsection 3 of our party constitution, which requires any serving officer desirous of seeking re-election to resign from office 30 days before the election, I’m not sure of the practicality of the present serving officers ability to meet this condition.”
“Accordingly, the party may consider granting waivers to party executives at all levels, so that they are not disenfranchised in participating in the elections, provided this does not violate our rights or our rules.”
“Necessary waivers should also be extended to executives at the ward level whose tenures may have elapsed and indeed to anyone knocking on our door from other parties.”
