Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- The All Progressives Congress (APC) is moving to expand the membership of its National Executive Committee (NEC) to accommodate more members, the party's spokesperson, Felix Morka, said on Wednesday.

Addressing a press conference after the NEC meeting held at the party's secretariat in Abuja, Mr Morka said a seven-member committee led by the Governor of Yobe State, Mala Buni, has been raised to determine the criteria for bringing new members into the organ.

He said the motion was raised at the NEC meeting, and the committee was set up to look into it.

Mr Morka also explained that the NEC expressed confidence in President Bola Tinubu's leadership of the country and Abdullahi Ganduje's steering of the party.

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