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President Muhammadu Buhari, Governors Abdullahi Gaduje (kano),Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Mai Mala Buni (yobe) and Yahaya Bello (kogi)have mourned former Presidential candidate of defunct National Repulican Covention (NRC).Tofa died yesterday at the Aminu Kano Teching Hospital after a Protracted illness and was buried according to Islamic rites in Kano. he was 74. The statement said President Buhari leads the nation in mourning Bashir Tofa, a politician of note, who once run as presidential candidate in a two-horse race, who was also a promoter of Islamic culture and civilisation. In his condolence message Buni, who is the chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning committee (CECPC), described the late Tofa as and iconic politician who shared the valued of politics as a call to services, to promote good governance and to improve the lives of the electorate.He was as much victim of military meddlesomeness in politics as Abi-ola was ACF said.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governors have resolved to seek President Muhammadu Buhari's intervention in the resolution of conflicts arising from preparations for the party's national convention. Six options are being considered: holding the convention in February, fixing a new date in March or April, allowing all congresses, reconciliation, court case resolved before the convention, conducting primaries for the 2023 poll, holding presidential primaries, and adopting consensus approach.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governors at the weekend foiled a plan to shift the party's convention, voting for it to hold on February 26. Chairman of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) and Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni was mandated to discuss the date with the President ahead of the committee's meeting. The Progressive Governors Forum overruled the CECPC's proposal to postpone the convention, citing cases of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which conducted its national convention despite the fact that its immediate past National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, is still in court. The governors agreed on a February 26 timeline for the convention, but with a consensus that the date will not be announced until after Buni's consultations with the President. Buni assured women delegates of the party's resolve to give concession to women and youth during the convention, and urged them to seek positions at the convention and during next year's election.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governors at the weekend foiled a plan to shift the party's convention, voting for it to hold on February 26. Chairman of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) and Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni was mandated to discuss the date with the President ahead of the committee's meeting. The Progressive Governors Forum overruled the CECPC's proposal to postpone the convention, citing cases of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which conducted its national convention despite the fact that its immediate past National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, is still in court. The governors agreed on a February 26 timeline for the convention, but with a consensus that the date will not be announced until after Buni's consultations with the President. Buni assured women delegates of the party's resolve to give concession to women and youth during the convention, and urged them to seek positions at the convention and during next year's election.