The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday, postponed its national caucus and national executive committee (NEC) meetings by one week.
It was gathered that the meetings which were initially sch for Monday, July 10 and Tuesday, July 11 will now take place on July 18 and 19 respectively, whereby the national caucus gathering will hold at the presidential villa, and the party leaders will converge on Transcorp Hilton for the NEC sit-down the next day.
Iyiola Omisore, national secretary of APC, in a statement released on Sunday night, said the meetings were postponed because of the schedule of President Bola Tinubu who has just been elected as the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
He said, “Members of the national caucus and national executive committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are hereby informed that our meetings of 10th and 11th of July, 2023, have been postponed to the 18th and 19th of July, 2023, respectively,” Omisore said.
“The postponement is necessitated by the regional and sub-regional schedules and engagements of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, as the new chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
“Inconveniences are regretted.”
Meanwhile, Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday, elected the chairman, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
The Informant247 reported that Tinubu was elected at the 63rd ordinary session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Bissau, the capital city of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, to take over the leadership of the regional political and economic bloc.
Tinubu, while speaking after he was elected, promised his “unalloyed commitment” to providing purposeful leadership and serving the interest of the community.
He said, “Indeed, I’m humbled and honoured by this trust, and want to assure you of my unalloyed commitment to provide the necessary leadership with dedication to serve the interest of the community.”
“On peace and security, the threat has reached an alarming level, and needs urgent actions in addressing the challenges,” he added.
“Indeed, without a peaceful environment, progress and development in the region will continue to remain elusive. In this regard, we must remain committed to the utilisation of all regional frameworks at our disposal to address the menace of insecurity,”
Tinubu is the eighth Nigerian leader to be elected chairman of ECOWAS — Buhari headed the bloc twice, as military head of state and then as a democratic president.