APC needs urgent overhaul to uphold founders’ vision – Obono-Obla tells Yilwatda

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The difficult task of rebranding and re-jigging the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party has been handed to Prof. Nemtawe Goshwe Yilwatda, the newly elected national chairman, by former presidential adviser Okoi Obono-Obla.

Obono-Obla emphasized in a statement in Calabar that the party must be restructured in order to embrace internal democracy and reconnect to the founders’ vision and ideology.

In light of this, he pointed out that the party’s constitution urgently needs to be revised, as well as the membership of its main organizations.

“The APC is urgently in need of innovation, rebranding, rejigging, and fundamental reform to return to the vision and philosophy of its founding fathers.

“You must revamp the party to become inclusive and embrace internal democracy, constitutionalism, and the rule of law, giving those who wish to use it as a vehicle for elective positions in the next general election a level playing field.

“The constitution of the APC also requires urgent reform to revise the membership of principal organs of the party, such as the National Convention, National Advisory Council, National Executive Committee, State Executive, and Local Government Executive Committee.”

He asserts that the appointment of Yilwatda has occurred at a pivotal point in the history of the APC and democracy.

He asked him to let his term usher in a new era of the party’s democratic excellence, inclusivity, and credibility.

“I greatly hope you will bring your wealth of experience earned from your multidimensional career in academia, engineering, development, politics, and governance into your role as the manager of the vast conglomerate of people in the APC.

“May your legacy reflect a party that lives up to the ideals it was founded upon and that leads by example both within Nigeria and beyond.”

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