Abubakar Sani Bello, the Niger State Governor who on Monday presided over the meeting of the All Progressives Congress Caretaker/ Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee held at the party national secretariat, has said that he is the acting chairman of the Party. Adding that he is holding forth for the Governor Mai Mala Buni who is said to have traveled to Europe on medical grounds.
The Niger State Governor who came to the party national secretariat accompanied by certain members of the APC CECPC later held a closed-door meeting with some of his colleagues.
With him were former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, Women representative in CECPC, Stella Okotete, the Youth Leader, Ismail Ahmed and Mr David Lyon.
Also in attendance were Professor Tahir Mamman, National Secretary of the Caretaker team who had earlier issued a statement asking party faithful to disregard the news making the rounds over the purported removal of Governor Buni as Chairman, APC CECPC, also attended the meeting.
Governor Bello also took charge of the oath-taking by the state Chairmen of the party.
He said:” The state chairmen, they took their oath of office today and we discussed progress made so far on Convention and what needs to be done next so that we will achieve the March 26 date for Convention.