APC Senators write Senate Senators under the platform of the newly registered All Progressives Congress (APC) have written the Senate to formerly intimate the upper chamber of the birth of the party. The letter titled: “Notification of the registration of All Progressives Congress (APC) and status of Senators of the merged political parties,” was read on the floor of the chamber by Senate President, David Mark, on Tuesday. Senate Minority Leader, Senator George Akume, in the letter drew the attention of the Senate to the fact that Section 40 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) provides for the right to peaceful assembly and association. Akume also drew the attention of the chamber that Section 84 of the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended) on the other hand stipulates the conditions for merger of political parties. He noted that in a bid to build a strong, virile and enduring democracy, “the three major progressive political parties, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) resolved to merge and become the All Progressive Congress (APC). Akume said that in furtherance to the provisions of Section 84 of the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended), a formal request for the registration of APC was sent to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on June, 7, 2013. INEC, he said, accordingly granted the request on July 30 to give the birth to the APC.
Posted on: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 16:19:28 +0000
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