The Director of the Progressives Government Forum,Dr Salihu Lukman says under no circumstances should there be any contemplation of extending the tenure of the Caretaker Committee.
Lukman who said this in a statement in Abuja, on Tuesday,stated that the needless extension of the registration and revalidation of the party only serves to strengthen suspicions that the caretaker commitee is reluctant to organise a national convention.
” In other to ensure that no extension is being considered,commitees for congresses and national convention should be established without any further delay.
” Similarly, the dates for congresses and national convention should be decided. he stated.
Lukman said that based on the registration and revalidation exercise so far, the minimum requirement should be that records of members of the party are displayed in all wards and copies made available to local governments,states and national secretariats of the party.
The DG however, urged members and leaders of the APC to ensure that the caretaker commitee completed the task of organizing a national convention.
He described the APC as the only party where contestation is taking place and leaders recognise the challenges facing the party.
He said if democracy is about contestation, with all its problems,APC represents the hope for a democratic Nigeria.
,” For that to become a reality,APC must pass the litmus test.
” Whether APC will be able to pass all its litmus tests will depend a lot on whether the caretaker commitee is committed to finishing its assignment by June 2021..
” Even If it is able to complete the assignment, processes of Internal negotiation to produce leaders of the party, the character and capacity of the new leadership,as well as the scope of membership participation during congresses and national convention will be determining factors of whether the party is conforming to both democratic principles and progressive ideals” he added.
