Latest On APC Convention: Northern Caucus Reject Rochas Zoning of Party Chair To South South

As the national convention of the All Progressive Congress, APC draws near, the Northern Caucus of the party have rejected the unilateral decision of Imo State Governor and Chairman, APC Governors Forum, Rochas Okorocha to zone the party’s national Chairman slot to the South South zone.

Okorocha had come on the spotlight recently when he alongside some APC leaders in the South South met at Government House, Owerri where they zoned the party’s national chairmanship seat to the area

 The Imo State Governor’s move was seen by pundits as a ploy to scheme for the party’s Vice Presidential slot at the expense of betraying the uniamous decision of APC stakeholders in the South East who are carving for the party’s national chairmanship position.

At the APC Northern caucus meeting held in Abuja, a source told this blog that a five man committee headed by Alhaji Maina and Nelson Allappa, Chairman and Secretary of the committee met for 48 hours and turned in a report that was at variance with the position of the Imo Governor and co.

After extensive deliberations on the report, the Northern Caucus rather proposed that the South comprising the South East, the South West and the South South should produce the party’s national chairman.

It however demanded that the post of National Secretary should be conceded to the North East.

It will be recalled that one of the leaders of the party from the South East  and former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Ogbonnya Onu had signaled interest in the national chairmanship position of the APC and perhaps was banking on the support of the Imo Governor who surprisingly made a u- turn at the last minute.

With less than a week to the national convention, the APC is still locked in serious political manoveuring as key players in the party strategize  to ensure the party does not go up in smoke after its national convention.