Former Governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje and spokesperson for the ninth Senate, Senator Ajibola Basiru, were on Thursday officially ratified to replace the immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and former National Secretary, Iyiola Omisore, according to a report released yesterday by the PUNCH.
Photo of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje
Photo Credit: PUNCH
It would be recalled that in mid-July, two members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) resigned. Senator Abdullahi Adamu and Senator Iyiola Omisore resigned as the party’s National Chairman and National Secretary respectively.
More so, based on the report, the two party officials were elected on Thursday at the 12th NEC meeting of the party held at the Congress Hall of Transcorp Hilton in Abuja.The decision was taken barely an hour after President Bola Tinubu arrived at the Transcorp Hilton, venue of the NEC meeting, on Thursday.
However, following the announcement of their appointments, supporters of Ganduje and Basiru broke into jubilation that almost disrupt the programme temporarily, based on the report.
Furthermore, addressing the 12th NEC of the party, President Tinubu said the APC has won the elections and it is now time to deliver the promises of good governance to the Nigerian people, insisting that the 2023 elections was the best election in Nigeria’s history.
Those present at the NEC meeting were: President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, members of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, chieftains of the party in the National Assembly and the first National Chairman of the party, Bisi Akande.
Also, Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello; acting National Chairman of the party, Senator Abubakar Kyari; former Governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje and Spokesperson for the ninth Senate, Senator Ajibola Basiru, amongst others were present at the meeting, based on the report.
Meanwhile, according to the report visibly absent at the NEC meeting were “ex-President Muhammadu Buhari and former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
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