Today, some 6,800 delegates of the governing APC will elect the party’s national officers at its convention in Abuja.
About 42 positions are up for grab. About 20 of the aspirants will however be elected unopposed. Adams Oshiomhole is already set to become the national chairman of the ruling party, as he is contesting unopposed. Here are some of the candidates for the other positions and how they may perform at the election.
Deputy National Chairman (North)
Lawali Shuaibu:
Mr Shuaibu is seeking to return as the deputy national chairman of the party.
Before his ascension to the position of deputy national chairman in 2014, Mr Shuaibu had served as the national secretary of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), one of the opposition parties that fused Read more