APC Convention: List of Zoned Party Positions for 6 Geopolitical RegionsYour support matters. Sustain independent journalism in Nigeria – contribute to Legit.ng. Ahead of the March 26 national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the party has released a zoning formula for all six geopolitical zones. Though governors on the party's platform had differences over timing of the exercise, they have, however, agreed a simple, equitable and fair zoning formula for various positions with APC. According to Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, northern zones will take positions that southern zones had in the last eight years and vice versa. Recommended for you "Them go break all these tables": Portable unveils new look of his bar, DJ... El-Rufai is a series of tweets on Wednesday, February 23, revealed the zoing formula. He went on to note that each region will have a national vice chairman, zonal secretary, zonal youth leader, zonal organizing secretary, zonal women leader and zonal special (Persons with Disability- PWD) leader. PAY ATTENTION: Subscribe to Digital Talk newsletter to receive must-know business stories and succeed BIG! See the full list of zoned positions below: This geopolitical zone comprises of Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, and Plateau states. 1. National chairman 2. National vice-chairman 3. Deputy national secretary 4. Deputy national legal adviser 5. Deputy national publicity secretary States in this region include Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo and Rivers. 6. National vice-chairman 7. National publicity secretary 8. National women leader 9. Deputy national treasurer 10. Deputy national welfare secretary Recommended for you "Daddy Falana, Debo is my friend": Actor Lege reacts as Mr Macaroni sues hi... This region is made up of Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, and Oyo states. 11. National secretary 12. National vice-chairman 13. National youth leader 14. Deputy national auditor 15. Deputy national chairman (for the south) 16. National vice-chairman 17. National treasurer 18. National welfare secretary 19. Deputy national organizing secretary 20. Deputy national chairman 21. National auditor 22. National vice-chairman 23. Deputy national financial secretary 24. Deputy national women leader 25. National vice-chairman 26. National legal adviser 27. National organising secretary 28. National financial secretary 29. Deputy national youth leader Legit.ng previously reported that President Muhammadu Buhari's open declaration of support for the younger elements contesting party positions in the ruling APC may have shifted attention to two contenders out of the long list of aspirants for the office of the party's national chairman. Recommended for you 2023 presidential polls: How Nigeria's cyberspace suffered 12.9 million att... President Buhari maintained what some political actors described as a bold position on the internal politics of the party. While playing host to members of the APC National Lobby Group led by the party's National Youth Leader, Barr. Ishmael Ahmed, at the State House, the president said it was time to give younger elements in the party the benefit of the saddle of leadership in the party. Source: Legit.ng The Progressive Governors Forum says it has greed on a simple, equitable zoning formula for all the six geopolitical zones According to the governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai ruling APC has agreed to alternate offices between the north and south Based on El-Rufai’s statement, the next chairman of the ruling party will be from the north while the south will produce the secretary Your support matters. Sustain independent journalism in Nigeria – contribute to Legit.ng. Subscribe to Digital Talk newsletter to receive must-know business stories and succeed BIG! Legit.ng