There were indications yesterday that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) may have endorsed immediate past Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, as replacement for the erstwhile national chairman of the party, Abdullahi Adamu.

With the development, it is likely that the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) bloc which produced former President Muhammadu Buhari may have again taken a back seat in the scheme of things in the party’s leadership.

LEADERSHIP had reported on Tuesday that former governor of Nasarawa State, Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, who is an ardent member of the CPC bloc, and Senator Sani Musa from Niger State were being considered as possible replacements for Adamu.

However, it was learnt last night that despite pressure on President Tinubu to retain the chairmanship position in the North Central, he settled for Ganduje, apparently to pacify the North West zone which had insisted on producing the Senate President of the 10th Assembly.

It was also gathered that four APC governors, including chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) and Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma; his Kwara State counterpart and two others led to meet with Tinubu at the presidential villa yesterday.

At the meeting, the president was said to have briefed the former Kano governor of the plan to make him APC national chairman, instead of minister as earlier planned.

According to reports, Ganduje who had made Tinubu’s ministerial list was asked to nominate someone as his replacement from Kano State.

The news of Adamu and Omisore’s resignation broke on Sunday night but was not confirmed until Monday after the National Working Committee (NWC) meeting of the party.

A source within the party who confirmed the development said the choice of Ganduje as the new chairman would be unveiled at the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting which was postponed indefinitely on Monday.

It was also learnt that a former Senate spokesman in the 9th Assembly, Senator Ajibola Basiru, from Osun State has been tipped to replace the erstwhile party’s national secretary, Iyiola Omisore, who tendered his resignation letter alongside Adamu.

On the choice of Ganduje as the next APC chairman, an online paper quoted a source as saying: “President Tinubu has settled for the former Kano state governor Ganduje to replace Senator Abdullahi Adamu as the party’s national chairman.

“The President had listed Ganduje as one of the nominees for ministerial appointment but because of his trust and confidence in the former governor, President Tinubu has to change his mind and asked two governors (Governor Hope Uzodimma and the Kwara state governor) to persuade Ganduje into another assignment.

“The president also asked him (Ganduje) to nominate another person from Kano for the ministerial job. I can confirm to you that four serving governors of APC, including Imo and Kwara governors led the former governor Ganduje to a meeting with the President on Wednesday afternoon. The purpose of that meeting was for President Tinubu to brief Ganduje directly about the new assignment.”

But speaking after a meeting of the APC governors at Imo Goverors Lodge last night, chairman of the PGF, Governor Uzodimma refused to comment on the development.

Addressing journalists after the meeting, Uzodimma neither confirmed nor denied that Ganduje had been contacted to become the next national chairman of the party.

When confronted with the question he simply ended the interview with journalists and joined his colleagues as they left the Lodge.

Deputy national chairman of the party, Senator Abubakar Kyari, had on Monday announced Adamu’s exit as chairman after a meeting of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) at the party’s national secretariat, Abuja.

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.

“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 the All Progressives Congress.”

He also said the proposed national caucus and NEC meetings slated for today and tomorrow have been postponed.

He said, “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”.

He also refuted reports suggesting that the presidency and the party may have deployed operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to arrest Adamu and Omisore.

He stated: “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”.

Adamu reportedly tendered his resignation letter on Sunday on the orders of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

It became clear that Adamu had resigned his position as national chairman when Kyari, who arrived at the party’s national secretariat at about 10:35am, led a team of seven other members of the NWC to a meeting in his office.

Kyari’s official car was also parked in the space reserved for the national chairman.

The former national secretary, Omisore, who arrived at the national secretariat at about 11:20am was said to have been barred from the ongoing NWC meeting.

Omisore, who left the secretariat as soon as he came in, said he was going to meet Adamu, noting that he did not know why the former Nasarawa governor was not at the secretariat.

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Episode 2 of Dollar video and many more to be witnessed. Ganduje too like money abeg.

But i prefer him to be Chairman than minister. He can do whatever he likes with party money but naija money, we no go forgive him oh

LEADERSHIP had reported on Tuesday that former governor of Nasarawa State, Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura,

Is it a genuine information?

This Al-makura should be the next chairman nah..

Babzrockman:
Episode 2 of Dollar video and many more to be witnessed. Ganduje too like money abeg.

But i prefer him to be Chairman than minister. He can do whatever he likes with party money but naija money, we no go forgive him oh

So according to you now, is party money Uk or France money?

Tinubu is dealing with all those that opposed his presidential ambition. Let's see what becomes the fate of Amaechi and Osinbajo

Hehehe.

This is a wrong move.

You don't put a man seen on camera by the whole world stuffing dollar's into his babariga as your national chairman. What message are you passing across?. That your party members are specialist's in looting.

I understand the part of loyalty,but it will be used against the party in future.

He's a strong Asiwaju loyalist

Kai. See politics... Same old folks regrouping to loot again. It's well.

It was also learnt that a former Senate spokesman in the 9th Assembly, Senator Ajibola Basiru, from Osun State has been tipped to replace the erstwhile party’s national secretary, Iyiola Omisore, who tendered his resignation letter alongside Adamu.

So happy for Senator Ajibola Basiru.

Ganduje is what APC needs..
A full cycle dollar thief.

b3llo:
Tinubu is dealing with all those that opposed his presidential ambition. Let's see what becomes the fate of Amaechi and Osinbajo

This booty mentality is the bane of Nigeria. What must he do to those who didn't support him? Some things I read from you Ronu guys are just too low for zero.

Party Chairman and National Secetary are very powerful position

Only trusted people can manage it

Well well well

Ganduje deserve it all


Have never seen such a dogmatic ND steadfast loyalist as Ganduje and El-Rufai


One good turn deserve another

b3llo:
Tinubu is dealing with all those that opposed his presidential ambition. Let's see what becomes the fate of Amaechi and Osinbajo

Those who have gone silent and disappeared will be allowed to be in ghost mode, however if they try to reincarnate again, they will be be buried forever. So as Amaechi, Osinbajo, Ogbonnaya Onu and others have gone into ghost mode, they will be allowed to remain ghost.

This is the god of Politics playing the game. He wants Kwakwanso for 2027 to be settled in North West zone, but he also wants to police Kwakwanso so that he won’t think he is another lord. Only Ganduje can do that work.

Before you fear women, fear Tinubu.

Good

Gangs of thieves... Selecting a thief caught on camera to be their chairman.

this one is APCshit affairs

This is declaration of war against the North Central geo-political zone as the position of the party chairman was zoned to North Central which was the reason given for not appointing any principal officer of the NASS in both chambers.
This is Daybreak robbery against the NC and is unacceptable!

And the cycle of Corruption continues

The criminals Tinubu surrounds himself with

Not like I'm surprised Sha because Tinubu himself is babanla criminal

Nigeria is gone to the dogs. A man like this caught on camera engaging in bribery still walks free. Do you know what China would had done to him? Not even Russia? Corruption abounds everywhere in the world, but our politicians are the most stupid set of corrupt politicians in the world

Now this man want to make sure all his looter friends are holding the top positions while his slaves are praying to see their daily bread 😃😃😃

Verlli verlli good

Buhari and Oshiomhole went to endorsed Gandollar for governor. Now Tinubu wants to make him APC party chairman? So Gandollar will not be facing prosecution for his crime?....

Hi

Gandollar
Nomination form go cost pass Mbappe and Haaland combined

This Leadership newspaper is not a credible news source at all...

They just publish anything just because they want to sell

Exactly my thinking. He doesn't want to freely work with kwankwaso. Tinubu is just bad biko.

APCNig:


Those who have gone silent and disappeared will be allowed to be in ghost mode, however if they try to reincarnate again, they will be be buried forever. So as Amaechi, Osinbajo, Ogbonnaya Onu and others have gone into ghost mode, they will be allowed to remain ghost.

This is the god of Politics playing the game. He wants Kwakwanso for 2027 to be settled in North West zone, but he also wants to police Kwakwanso so that he won’t think he is another lord. Only Ganduje can do that work.

Before you fear women, fear Tinubu.

Settling for a corrupt person says it all