2023-07-17 17:21:00
Independent Newspapers Nigeria
LAGOS - Following what has been playing out recently at the ruling party, the fate of the embattled National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has finally been sealed with the National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling party formally announcing his resignation.
The announcement was made at the end of the NWC meeting in Abuja today (Monday).
Senator Abubakar Kyari, the acting National Chairman of the party who confirmed Adamu's resignation, said the National Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore, also resigned.
Kyari said he has taken over as acting chairman while Deputy National Secretary, Barrister Festus Fuanter, takes over as acting Secretary.
The meeting also announced the postponement of the National Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings slated for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Seventeen members of the committee were in attendance with only National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka and the National Women Leader, Dr Betta Edu absent after due permission.
Senator Adamu didn't not attend the meeting. Omisore, who was present, was locked out from the meeting hall.
Recall that following the forced resignation of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, last night, the Deputy National Chairman (North), Abubakar Kyari, stepped into his shoes today (Monday) as the new National Chairman.
A member of the APC National Working Committee (NWC) who spoke on condition of anonymity on Monday morning said that the NWC had summoned an emergency meeting at 12noon to ratify Kyari's elevation.