The All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated an eight-member committee tasked with reviewing and amending its constitution, with Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State appointed as chairman.
DAILY GAZETTE recalls that the last amendment to the APC constitution was carried out in 2022.
According to an internal memo signed by the party’s National Legal Adviser, Prof. Abdulkarim Abubakar Kana (SAN), who also serves as secretary to the committee, the decision to establish the committee was approved by the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) at its meeting held on February 26, 2025.
“This is to formally notify all members of staff that the National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, CON, pursuant to the approval of the National Executive Committee (NEC) at its meeting held on the 26th of February, 2025, has constituted the APC Constitution Amendment Committee,” the memo stated.
While the document did not specify the sections of the constitution slated for revision, it confirmed that members of the committee had already received their letters of appointment and commenced work earlier in February.
“Letters of appointment have already been dispatched and received by all members of the committee and work on the draft constitution commenced in the month of February 2025,” the memo added.
The memo, titled “Notification of the establishment of the committee for the review and amendment of the party’s constitution,” noted that the APC Legal Department would act as the secretariat for the committee.
“The legal department serves as the secretariat to the committee responsible for receiving all correspondences, memoranda and submissions necessary for the smooth operation and success of the amendment process,” it said.
Other members of the committee include Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa, Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno, former Katsina State Governor Aminu Bello Masari, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central), Miriam Onuoha, and Alphonse Ogah.
