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The National
Executive Committee of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) yesterday
in Abuja fixed January 14 for the party’s presidential national
convention. The NEC meeting only ratifies the submissions of the
National Working Committee (NWC) which met in Asokoro, Abuja on Monday.
The media had besieged the Zone 6, Abuja venue of yesterday’s NEC to
the surprise of party executives who did not respond to several
overtures to get an insight into the discussions and resolutions of the
five-hour-plus marathon meeting, including the much-publicised alliance
talks with the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC).

The source told our
reporter that all the state governors of ACN attended the expanded NWC
meeting, though only governors Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti and Rauf
Aregesola of Osun attended the NEC. But another party official, who
craved anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the press,
said discussions are still ongoing and that the party has fixed its
national convention for January 14 where its presidential candidate
will be announced. The source refuted reports that the party has
adopted CPC leader, Muhammadu Buhari as its presidential flagbearer in
the talks.

Also at the FCT ACN
stakeholders interactive session, one of the party’s presidential
aspirants, and former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu, said the planned alliance will not
affect his ambition of becoming president and called on Nigerians to
see him as a person they can trust.

He said: “I am ready to work with every progressive to salvage this
country from all this mess of insecurity. Give me a chance to bring
what Nigerians are looking for.”