APC: Buhari, Osinbajo, Govs To Attend Pre-Convention Conference

President Muhammadu Buhari, the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo would attend the All Progressives Congress (APC) pre-convention conference which will be held today at the Yar’adua centre in Abuja.

Stakeholders of the ruling party during the conference would discuss approaches required towards achieving an inclusive and coherent policy trajectory for the party in government.

The secretary of the pre-convention policy sub-committee, Garba Abari while addressing newsmen on Thursday said the theme of the event would be, “Consolidating Democracy: Scorecard, Impact and the Road Ahead”

He said, “The overall objective of the APC policy conference is to position thought leaders of the party and sector experts, deliberate on the current and future policy direction of the party and provide a reform agenda which the party will drive over the next phase of our administration building on the current achievements, including the outcomes for State and Local Governments.

“The specific objectives are; to review the performance of the APC-controlled national and subnational governments, analyse introspective pathways towards mapping the future to bridge the gaps and unlock the productive potential of the country.

“Harmonise a sustainable implementation agenda with the implementation framework as a follow-up to existing plans, policies, programmes and projects. The APC policy conference will be structured into different panel discussions that will focus on core thematic areas as follows: economy, governance, and human development.”

The President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, Progressives Governors, chairman and members of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC); secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, and many others are expected to attend the meeting.

The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, who is the Chairman of the committee, said the conference would seek to address various segments around governance, economy and social environment to rekindle investors’ confidence in the Nigerian economy.