Immediate past Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, may emerge as interim national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Nigerian Tribune gathered last night.
Governors on the party platform are locked in a meeting tonight at the Imo State Governor’s Lodge with Hope Uzodinma host governor and Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum presiding.
Party sources revealed that Governor Uzodinnma, his Kwara state counterpart, Governor Abdulraham Abdulrasaq and the Ogun state governor Dapo Abiodun, are arrow heads of the project to sell the former Kano State Governor as acting national chairman, pending a special convention where a substantive replacement for the displaced Senator Abdullahi Adamu from the North Central zone would emerge.
Deputy National Chairman (North) Senator Abubakar Kyari presided over the Monday meeting of the APC National Working Committee where he formally announced the resignation of the duo of Senators Abdullahi Adamu and Iyiola Omisore as national chairman and national secretary, respectively.
The source who disclosed that the former Kano state governor has been penciled for a ministerial slot further revealed that he has been briefed of his new assignment at the APC national secretariat and asked to bring a nominee from Kano as replacement for the ministerial slot
“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 had to change his mind and asked three governors (Governor Hope Uzodimma, Kwara state governor and governor Dapo Abiodun) to persuade Ganduje into another assignment.
“Although, 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 is for President Tinubu to brief Ganduje directly about the new assignment.”
