A major crisis is looming in the All Progressives Congress over a plan by the leadership of the party to conduct ward, local government and state congresses without an authentic register of members. Our correspondent gathered in Abuja on Tuesday that besides the disagreement over the register, a plot to adopt a consensus arrangement during the congresses was being strongly opposed by many members. The PUNCH on Tuesday learnt that the party leadership was considering a consensus arrangement for choosing officers at ward, LG and state levels. “How do you justify Kano having four million APC members and Lagos having over two million? “For consensus arrangement which is the first mode which is also constitutional, you only require a simple yes or no vote.

Source: Punch July 14, 2021 00:45 UTC