All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday said it would hold its National Convention on May 24, 2014, in Abuja. The party's Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the announcement at a briefing session with newsmen at the end of the party’s 9th NEC meetingon Wednesday.
The party used the opportunity to commiserate with the families of the people who died on Saturday, March 15 at several venues of the fraudulent job test by the Nigerian Immigration Service.
“We also extend our sympathy and prayers to those who were injured in the stampede and wish them a speedy recovery. The death constitutes the latest in a series of events that have turned Nigeria into a massive killing field in recent times.
“Hence we made job creation our priority, followed by security and the fight against corruption, among others. The APC embodies the hopes and aspirations of the people. We are up to the task of restoring hope to our people."
Lai Mohammed called for investigation to unravel the circumstances that led to the death of the applicants and what happened to their application fees. He accused the management and officials of NIS “for their inability to provide better arrangement that could have saved precious lives.
He said the road-map unveiled recently by APC recognised the enormity of the challenges facing Nigeria.
He said that APC had also scheduled its Ward, Local Government and State Congresses for April 5, 12 and 23 respectively.
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