APC NATIONAL CONVENTION: Party Bans Political Office Holders from Voting - Cites Contentious Section 84(12) As Reason

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The National Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced that all political office holders elected as delegates cannot vote due to the controversy surrounding Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act, 2022.

This is contained in a Twitter post on the official Twitter handle of the APC, dated 24th March, 2022.

The post read in part, 
"ATTENTION TO POLITICAL OFFICE HOLDERS WHO WERE ELECTED AS DELEGATES.

"The National Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of APC has declared that all political appointees who were elected as delegates to the National Convention slated for 26/3/2022 SHALL NOT VOTE in view of the controversy surrounding Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act,2022.

"However, political appointees can still attend as observers. Please circulate to those concerned and treat as very  important. #APCNationalConvention"

The APC, heading into its March 26th, 2022, national convention has been embroiled in series of crisis over convention dates and leadership crisis.

It remains to be seen how this new announcement on the eve of its convention would impact on the integrity and outcome of the convention.

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