Following alleged resignation of Abdullahi Adamu, Senator Abubakar Kyari, who’s the Deputy National Chairman, North of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has taken over as the acting National Chairman of the party.
Also reported to have resigned is the National Secretary of the party, Iyiola Omisore.
The development has brought uneasy calm to the secretariat of the party situated at Blantyre Crescent Wuse 2, Abuja.
DAILY GIST reported that Omisore was shut out of the emergency National Working Committee (NWC) meeting of the ruling party.
The meeting is ongoing at the National Secretariat of the ruling party in Abuja.
By the constitution of the party, the Deputy National Chairman from where the National Chairman comes from takes over upon the chairman’s resignation or sack.
A member of the National Working Committee of the party on said, “Adamu is gone. He is gone alongside the National Secretary, Iyiola Omisore.”
When pressed if he had seen their resignation letters, he said, “I don’t need to see them. All I know is he’s gone. Although he has not confirmed his leaving to us, he’s gone with the National Secretary.”
Another source said “We are going into the NWC meeting now and Senator Abubakar Kyari, who’s the Deputy National Chairman, North will preside.”
Both the Special Adviser to the president on communication, Dele Alake and the spokesman for the president, Tunde Rahman were yet to speak on the issue.
