APC to hold national convention May 24

All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it would hold its national convention on the 24th of May, State Congress on the 23rd of April, while Ward Congress would be conducted 5 of April.

It condemned President Goodluck Jonathan on what it called “ferocious attacks and blackmail mounted against Lamido Sanusi, the suspended governor of Central Bank of Nigeria.

APC made this known yesterday in a communiqué issued after its 9th National Executive Committee meeting.
Commenting on the recent Immigration recruitment that led to death of some job seekers, the party called for a criminal investigation to unravel the circumstances that led to the deaths.

It reads, “The needless deaths of our youth, which resulted from a combination of exploitation, corruption, greed and incompetence of the relevant authorities, represent a needless violation of their right to life and dignity. Out of sheer greed, 1,000 Naira each was collected from the over 770,000 unemployed applicants shortlisted.

“The Jonathan led PDP government therefore fleeced unemployed youth and their parents of Seven hundred and seventy six million naira (N770 million naira) using a consultant as conduit.  Even then, the available vacancies of about 4,500 have already been filled through the back door by over 3,000 candidates of PDP Apparatchik and government officials.”

The party also alleged that President Goodluck Jonathan’s government had lost control over some of the events, including the security of lives and property.