APC coalition demands refund of nomination forms’ fees to aspirants

The national coalition of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has called on the national working committee of the ruling party to refund all monies paid for nomination forms during the recent primary elections that led to the 2019 general elections.


The National Pro-Tem Chairman of the Coalition Rimamnde Bitrus Nuhu said this in a statement made available to Blueprint in Abuja on Sunday that the issues was discussed during the coalition stakeholders meeting held in Jalingo Taraba state capital.


Nuhu said it became necessary to asked for refund of the funds as the so called primarily elections were either not conducted or not properly conducted in line with the rules and regulations of the APC electoral act and the constitution of Nigeria.


“Placate all aspirants who bought forms to participate in the primaries of the party but were denied free and fair primary elections.


Nuhu also call on the National chairman of the party Com. Adams Oshiomhole to modify his system of party management, he said faithful party leaders should not be embarrassed by those who are saddled with the party responsibilities at all levels.


 He said the stakeholders of the Coalition recommended that the National secretariat of APC should set up a reconciliation committee to reconciled and bring back the aggrieved members back into the party.


He further call on the aggrieved persons who have legal issues against the party to henceforth withdraw their cases to give room for mutual settlement and peace in the party.


The coalition, according to the communique also rose from the meeting with a 19-point communique that needs urgent attention of the party leaders and president Muhammadu Buhari, which invlude: “Set up committee to reconcile all aggrieved persons in the APC, Request all aggrieved persons who have legal issues to withdraw their cases, all aspirants who bought forms to participate in the primaries of the party but were denied free and fair primary election, refund of all monies paid for the nomination forms(as primaries were either not conducted or not properly conducted in line with the rules/regulations of the APC, electoral act and the constitution of the FRN, the party’s national chairman to modify his system of party management,faithful party leaders should not be embarrassed by those who are saddled with party responsibilities at all.


Others are “Salute the courage and unwavering support and effort of notable national leaders of the party especially Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu who maintained sanity and cohesion which midwifed the eventual victory of the president and  other elected officers of the party particularly the victory of the party at the National Assembly, Reward the steadfastness of the party faithfuls at all levels with boards and related appointments, Empower the youths and women whose trust and belief in the Nigerian enterprise has been constant, Extend all the empowerment programs of the Government of the party to supporters and Support PMB’s 3-point agenda of security, economy and fight against corruption,” among others     

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