On the heel of the purported resignation of Senator Abdullahi Adamu as the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Party (APC), Sen. Abubakar Kyari, the Deputy National Chairman (North), has taken over the affairs of the party as the acting National Chairman.
Adamu who said to have stepped down from his position on Sunday. It is also reported that he has since submitted his resignation letter to Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, the Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum. Governor Uzodinma subsequently handed over the resignation letter to the Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, who was at the time in Nairobi, Kenya.
Sen. Kyari accompanied by seven members of the National Working Committee (NWC) held a meeting in his office, on Monday. At the meeting were Deputy National Chairman (South) Emma Enukwu; National Vice Chairmen (North West), Salihu Lukman; National Vice Chairman (North East), Salihu Mustapha; National Vice Chairman (North Central), Muazu Bawa; National Vice Chairman (South West) Isaac Kekemeke; National Vice Chairman (South East), Ejoroma Arodiogu and Deputy National Secretary, Barr. Festus Fuanter.
Meanwhile, the National Secretary of the party, Sen Iyiola Omisore, has also been officially replaced with the Deputy National Secretary of the party, Festus Fuanter.
Fuanter, who hails from Plateau State, officially assumes his new position as the acting national secretary on Monday. The announcement was made by the new Acting National Chairman, Senator Abubakar Kyari, shortly after the crucial meeting of the National Working Committee held at the party secretariat on Monday.
Addressing journalists, Kyari confirmed that both Omisore and the erstwhile National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, are no longer part of the APC leadership.
He said, “We are here to address the happenings and recent developments regarding the party. The NWC wishes to inform you about the resignation of the National Chairman Senator Abdullahi Adamu and that of the National Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore”.
Kyari said that according to the Constitution of the APC, he is now the acting national chairman of the party.
“My humble self as the Deputy National Chairman (North) to assume the office of the Acting National Chairman. Consequently too, the Deputy National Secretary, Barrister Festus Fuanter, will now assume the office of Acting National Secretary of All Progressives Congress.
“With the recent development, we implore everybody here that the proposed National Caucus and National Executive Committee meetings slated for July 18 and 19, 2023 are hereby postponed. This postponement is not indefinite. A new date will be communicated in the nearest future,”.
“There are no allegations against them. Both of them resigned voluntarily and that is what is available at this moment. The details of their resignation will be made known to you in the nearest future,” he said.
