Juliet Buna
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday inaugurated the All Progressives Congress Legal Compliance Committee ahead of the 2023 general elections.
The team have responsibility for more than 1,400 Federal and States elective positions in the coming polls.
Osinbajo said the responsibilities of the APC Legal Compliance Committee are to ensure that all internal structures of the party and external engagements of the party are conducted in accord with established operating procedures and the law.
He said, “Many who have worked with us in the build-up to the 2015 & the 2019 general elections know that the proactive approach we adopted, especially through the ear-on-the-ground work of the Presidential Legal Team, provided us crucial head-start in tackling some of the challenges.”
“insulating the campaign of the party at all levels against breaches of rules, regulations, guidelines, and laws by ensuring strict compliance thereof; and to develop compliance checklists and protocols, conduct trainings for campaign personnel, and prepare compliance reports.”
The APC Legal Compliance Committee is an assembly of very committed members of the party, who by their calling as lawyers, will offer tremendous value to the party through the protection of its interests at every step of this electoral process.
