There have been rumors that the National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has come to regret its zoning plan as more controversy surrounds it.
Members of the APC NWC have acknowledged their error in naming consensus candidates, a party source told The Punch.
The source claims that Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, has been informed of the error committed but is only concerned in seeing the two chambers' heads present.
''The NWC realized they made a mistake by naming individuals,'' the insider continued. They need to have just zoned. The President-elect has also received information about the NWC error. Whatever happens, the APC producing the leadership of the two chambers, not specific individuals, is the only thing the President-elect is interested in.
Recall that on Monday, the APC appointed Godswill Akpabio (South-South) as the Senate President for the 10th National Assembly, with Barau Jibrin (North-West) chosen as his deputy.
The APC also supported Tajudeen Abass of the North West as Speaker and Benjamin Kalu of the South East as his deputy in the House of Representatives.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is a political party in Nigeria. It was formed in 2013 as a merger of four opposition parties, namely the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), and a faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
The APC was formed with the goal of challenging the then-ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria. The party's formation was driven by a desire to bring together opposition parties with similar ideologies and principles to provide a stronger challenge to the PDP.
The APC won the presidential election in 2015, with Muhammadu Buhari as its candidate. The party also won a majority of seats in the National Assembly, and several state governorship and legislative seats. This marked the first time in Nigeria's history that an opposition party had defeated a ruling party in a presidential election.
The APC has since remained the ruling party in Nigeria, with President Muhammadu Buhari winning a second term in office in the 2019 presidential election. The party has a progressive ideology and is committed to promoting good governance, democracy, and the rule of law in Nigeria.
Despite its successes, the APC has also faced several challenges, including internal conflicts and allegations of corruption. The party has, however, continued to maintain its position as one of the major political parties in Nigeria.
Along with the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is one of Nigeria's three main modern political parties. The party, which was created on February 6th, 2013, by joining the three biggest opposition parties in Nigeria, came to power after its presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, won the 2015 election. For the first time in Nigerian history, a governing party was overthrown by an opposition party, and power was handed over amicably.
Although it fell short of securing a super-majority to nullify the PDP's capacity to obstruct legislation, the APC gained the majority of seats in the Senate and House of Representatives in 2015. Waves of defections during Buhari's first tenure caused the party to split. will lose its federal parliamentary majorities in 2018, with both Senate President Bukola Saraki and House Speaker Yakubu Dogara among the hundreds of MPs that defected to the PDP. Nonetheless, Buhari was reelected in the 2019 general election, which also saw the party cement its majorities in both chambers.
Bola Tinubu, an APC candidate, won the presidential election in the general election of 2023. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) proclaimed him the victor after receiving 8,794,726 votes.
Formation
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), and the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), along with a breakaway faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), joined forces to form the party in February 2013. and a division of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), which was in power at the time. Tom Ikimi, speaking on behalf of the ACN, Senator Annie Okonkwo, speaking for the APGA, Ibrahim Shekarau, head of the ANPP merger committee, and Garba Shehu, head of the CPC merger committee, all signed the motion.
The ACN, CPC, and ANPP were the three parties that combined after receiving permission from the country's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on July 31, 2013, to establish a political party. Two additional organizations, African Peoples Congress and All Patriotic Citizens, sought for INEC registration in March 2013, using the abbreviation APC as well. This was apparently "a development considered to be a move to disrupt the successful efforts of the ahead of the national elections in 2015, an opposition party coalition.[18] A name change to the All Progressive Congress of Nigeria (APCN) was being considered by the party, according to a report from April 2013. The party name remained, though.
The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) was a political party in Nigeria that was formed in 2009 by General Muhammadu Buhari and other prominent Nigerian politicians who were dissatisfied with the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). The party was initially established as a platform to promote good governance, transparency, and accountability in Nigeria.
The CPC attracted a significant following, particularly in northern Nigeria, due to its stance on anti-corruption and national security issues. The party's ideology was centered around promoting social justice, fighting corruption, and protecting Nigeria's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
In the 2011 presidential elections, Muhammadu Buhari ran as the presidential candidate of the CPC, but he was defeated by the incumbent president, Goodluck Jonathan of the PDP. Despite the loss, the CPC continued to maintain its position as a prominent opposition party in Nigeria.
In 2013, the CPC merged with other opposition parties to form the All Progressives Congress (APC), which went on to win the presidential election in 2015 with Muhammadu Buhari as its candidate. The merger was aimed at providing a stronger challenge to the PDP and promoting a more united opposition against the ruling party.
Although the CPC no longer exists as an independent political party, its legacy lives on through the APC, which was formed from its merger with other opposition parties.