The resignations of the national chairman and Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu and Senator Iyiola Omisore have been confirmed by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC).
In the interim, Adamu’s position has been taken over by the National Deputy Chairman (North) of the Party, Senator Abdullahi Kyari as Omisore’s deputy Festus Faunter takes over the Secretarial duties.
The party’s NWC formally announced Adamu’s resignation on Monday at its meeting.
Confirming Adamu’s resignation, Kyari said he had taken over as acting chairman while Deputy National Secretary, Barrister Festus Fuanter, is the acting National Secretary.
The meeting also announced the postponement of the National Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings slated for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Theliberationnews gathered that seventeen members of the committee were in attendance with only National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka and the National Women Leader, Dr Betta Edu absent after due permission.
It was observed that Senator Adamu did not attend the meeting but Omisore who was present was locked out.
The stage is set for the emergence of a new national chairman and national secretary in substantive capacities at a mud term convention soonest.
