APC Officially Announces National Chairman, Secretary’s Resignation
Aanya Igomu-Olagunju, Abuja
The governing All Progressives Congress, APC has officially announced the resignation of its National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu and National Secretary, Iyiola Omisore.
The Deputy National Chairman North, Senator Abubakar Kyari has also become the party’s Acting National Chairman.
Senator Kyari made the announcement after an emergency meeting of the National Working Committee at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja.
For the position of the National Secretary, Senator Kyari, said according to the APC Constitution, the Deputy National Secretary, Mr. Festus Fuanter will act as the National Secretary.
The Deputy National Chairman (North), Sen. Abubakar Kyari & Deputy National Secretary, Barr. Festus Fuanter on Monday assumed office as acting National Chairman & acting National Secretary respectively following the resignation of Sen. Abdullahi Adamu & Sen. Iyiola Omisore. pic.twitter.com/5WXmRm6bBl
— APC Nigeria (@OfficialAPCNg) July 17, 2023
“It is now incumbent on my humble self Senator Abubakar Kyari as the Deputy National Chairman North to assume the office of the Acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC and subsequently also, the Deputy National Secretary Barrister Festus Fuanter will now assume the office of the Acting National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC,” he said.
The APC Acting National Chairman explained that the reasons for the resignations will be communicated at a later date.
NATIONAL CAUCUS & NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (NEC) MEETINGS POSTPONED
Briefing journalists, acting National Chairman, Sen. Abubakar Kyari announced the postponement of the meetings earlier scheduled for 18th & 19th of July, 2023. A new date will be communicated in due course. pic.twitter.com/JdYKdrj6rK
— APC Nigeria (@OfficialAPCNg) July 17, 2023
He added that the National Caucus and National Executive Committee meetings slated for 18th and 19th July have been postponed and new dates will be communicated later.
Recall that for months now, the National Vice Chairman North-west, Salihu Lukman has publicly consistently accused Senator Abdullahi Adamu and Iyiola Omisore of mismanaging the party, not giving accounts of party finances, disregarding the APC Constitution among other things.
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