A support group in the All Progressives Congress (APC), the All APC Concerned Grassroots Supporters (AACGS), has called on the party leadership to adopt and ratify the amended APC Constitution.

It noted that delaying its implementation could undermine internal democracy and inclusiveness.

The body made this known yesterday at a news conference in Abuja, urging the National Working Committee (NWC) to present the draft constitution for ratification.

Addressing reporters, the convener, Luke Jacob, alleged that although President Bola Ahmed Tinubu directed in February 2025 that the party’s constitution be amended, the process had yet to be concluded by the party’s leadership.

He said a Constitution Amendment Committee chaired by Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, was constituted and conducted consultations and public hearings across the country’s six geopolitical zones before producing a draft constitution.

Jacob said the draft was ready for consideration at a meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC), but was never presented for ratification.

“A draft constitution was produced ahead of time for ratification at a National Executive Committee meeting, but the National Working Committee failed to present it for adoption,” he said.

He said the proposed amendments sought to formally recognise the role of APC support groups in grassroots mobilisation, while addressing what he described as structural imbalances in the party.

He said although some deputy national officers were members of the National Working Committee, others occupying equally strategic positions remained excluded from the party’s highest administrative body.

“The refusal to adopt the new constitution before party primaries, despite having a draft ready for ratification, leaves much to be desired,” he added.

A member of the group, Abubakar Agame, enjoined the party leadership to act swiftly, insisting that APC should not conduct future elections under the existing constitution.

“APC cannot go into the general election with the old constitution. We therefore call, as a matter of urgency, for immediate ratification of the already amended constitution of the party,” he said.

Another member, Japhet Oburi, an engineer, described the delay in implementing the recommendations of the Constitution Amendment Committee as unacceptable.

“It is unacceptable that the recommendations and extensive work done by distinguished members of the amendment committee headed by Governor Mai Mala Buni will be deliberately kept on the shelf, while millions of party stakeholders, including Mr. President, expect it to have become operational,” he said.

Hajia Khadijat Mustapha appealed for calm among party members and urged the APC leadership to address concerns raised by stakeholders who, she said, had been excluded from the process.

The group called on the party leadership to ensure the immediate ratification and implementation of the amended constitution, saying the move would strengthen unity, promote inclusiveness and enhance effective administration within the ruling party. (The Nation)

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