The All Progressives Congress (APC) has began full preparations for the 2015 general election, scheduling an extraordinary national convention for Wednesday, October 29 in Abuja. The convention is being expected to approve amendments to the constitution of the party and adopt its manifesto for the 2015
general elections.
In a statement today by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, it said that the proposed amendments, when approved at the convention, will align the party’s constitution better with the Electoral Act and also allow the APC to function more efficiently.
It said that the convention would adopt the six-point manifesto that has been extracted from the one submitted to INEC earlier for the purpose of the 2015 general elections.
”The manifesto to be adopted at the extraordinary convention of our party is specifically for the 2015 general elections.
“Because of shifting priorities, we do not believe that a party manifesto should be one for all time but a document that will adjust to the changing needs of the people.
”In this regard, we have conducted a survey to find out what Nigerians urgently need at the moment to raise their standard of living and ensure their security and welfare, which is the raison d’etre of any government.
“Based on the outcome of the survey, we have come up with a six-point manifesto, which we extracted from the one we submitted to INEC earlier.
”The six broad priority areas for the APC ahead of the 2015 general elections are National Security, Good Governance, Human Capital Development, Economic Development, Land and Natural Resources as well as Foreign Policy.
“The issue of job creation, fight against corruption, infrastructural development, health, qualitative education, regular power supply, etc are subsumed under these broad priorities.”
The party said that once the manifesto is adopted at the convention, it will be made massively available to all Nigerians, complete with the full details, in many languages. [myad]
