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The All Progressives Congress (APC) will hold an extraordinary national convention on Wednesday in Abuja to approve amendments to  the constitution of the party as well as adopt its manifesto for the 2015 general election, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, spokesman of the party, said on Sunday.

Mohammed said the  proposed amendments, when approved at the national convention, would align the party’s constitution with the Electoral Act and also allow it to function more efficiently.

He also disclosed that the convention would adopt the six-point manifesto extracted  from the one earlier submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the purpose of the 2015 general election.

“The manifesto to be adopted at the extraordinary convention of our party is specifically for the 2015 general election. Because of shifting priorities, we do not believe that a party manifesto should be one for all time but a document that will adjust to the changing needs of the people,” he said

“In this regard, we have conducted a survey to find out what Nigerians urgently need at the moment to raise their standard of living and ensure their security and welfare, which is the raison d’etre of any government. Based on the outcome of the survey, we have  come up with a six-point manifesto, which we extracted from the one we submitted to INEC earlier.

“The six broad priority areas for the APC ahead of the 2015 general elections are national security, good governance, human capital development, economic development, land and natural resources as well as foreign policy. The issue of job creation, fight against corruption, infrastructural development, health, qualitative education, regular power supply, etc are subsumed under these broad priority areas.”

Mohammed added that  once the manifesto is adopted at the convention, it would be made available to all Nigerians, complete with the details in many languages.