Just In: APC Agrees On Zoning Its Chairmanship To North

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By Haruna Ayyuba, Abuja

Nigeria's ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has agreed to zoned the position of its chairmanship to Northern region in the upcoming convention of the party.

Governor Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna and Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi made the announcement during a press conference on Tuesday, shortly after their meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.

El-Rufai said the party had agreed to reshuffle the leadership of the National Working Committee (NWC) between the North and the South at its National convention slated to hold on 26th March, 2022.

El-Rufai said, "We have agreed to a zoning system for six political zones, and we have exchanged them.

The Northern Zones will take over the positions held by the Southern Zones for the past eight years.

"It simply came to our notice then. We will now go back to consult at the zonal level, review the available positions and begin preparations for the meeting. By God's grace, we will have our National convention on March 26th this year," El-Rufa'i said

The meeting, which was held at the National Executive Council chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja, was attended by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and 19 governors including that of Yobe, Kano, Kogi, Ekiti, Nasarawa, Kwara, Ebonyi, Jigawa, Lagos,  Imo.  Ogun, Borno, Niger, Gombe, Osun, Kebbi, Plateau, and the deputy governor of Anambra state who left the APGA for the APC last year.