APC Constitution Amendment: ASELGON Protests Exclusion Of Members As National Convention Delegates

 

The Association of Ex-Local Government Chairmen of Nigeria (ASELGON) has protested the exclusion of its members from the National Convention Delegates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Constitution Amendment.

In the Memorandum of protest personally signed by the 

National President of the Association, Hon. Albert Asipa, who made this known while addressing Newsmen in Abuja, said a Memorandum has been used and submitted to the Committee.

Asipa explained that the ruling party needed to amend the Article 12.1 of the APC constitution to accommodate Former Elected Chairmen in Nigeria.

According to the memorandum, the Association pointed out that "there are three tiers of Government, while the Constitution recognizes the Former Presidents and Former Governors as automatic delegates to the National Convention, it excludes former Local Government Chairmen".

This oversight (if that's what it is), according to the former Chairman of Imeko/Afon Local Government in Ogun State "has been part of the ploys to deprive local government councils the autonomy they deserve".

Hon. Asipa said that the same Memorandum would be submitted to the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP) and All Progressives Grand Alliance Party (APGA) to accommodate and protect the interests of the members of ASELGON, who belong to those other political parties.

"We are appealing to the National Executive Committees of the political parties to give all the Former Elected Chairmen a sense of belonging as the current executive under my watch would continue to do our possible best to give the association a solid pedestal to be proud of by the coming generations", the ASELGON helmsman added.