Kalu makes case for APC Caretaker Committee, calls for Tenure Elongation
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has called for tenure elongation for the All Progressives Congress ,APC, Caretaker Committee led by the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni to March 2021 .
In a statement signed by Kunle Oyewumi of Kalu media office on Monday , the the Senator who is also the Chief Whip in the Senate said there was no need for fire brigade approach on the December proposed convention.
He noted that winning Edo state election is paramount to the party at the moment, insisting that the caretaker committee may not offer its best due to what he called “time constraint.
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, who was also the former governor of Abia State, added that majority of the participants would be very busy with their national assignments during the December proposed period .
He equally noted that lawmakers in the National Assembly and the ministers will be on the budget preparation and defense and will not be in a better position to offer their best to the party .
The statement read in part: “It is with deep Patriotic concerns and the future growth of our great party that I am appealing to the National Executive Council to consider extending the tenure of Governor Mai Mala Buni-led APC Caretaker Committee to March 2021 against the December proposed period. This is to give the caretaker committee members the needed time to put things in order and hand over properly to a new leadership in the end .
” I don’t see any need of fire brigade approach for them to hand over to a new leadership by December. The committee is expected to focus their attention on Edo State because the Edo State election will determine the strength of any new leadership.
Further Speaking, the Chief Whip disclosed that holding the convention in December would also not give the party the desired results needed. This according to him was “because National Assembly will soon enter budget presentation and defense and Ministers will begin to make appearances in the National Assembly from October until November. Some of the Ministers would also need to travel to their wards and make adequate preparations for the Congress. ” the former Governor said.
