National Chairman of APC, Adamu resigns following alleged gang up against him

National Chairman of APC, Adamu resigns following alleged gang up against him

Senator Abdullahi Adamu, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has reportedly resigned from his position following an alleged gang up against him by people around President Bola Tinubu to embarrass him during a meeting of the party slated for tomorrow and Wednesday. It was gathered that the former governor of Nasarawa State, Adamu tendered his resignation on Sunday night, July 16 in the absence of the president.

National Chairman of APC, Adamu resigns following alleged gang up against him

National Chairman of APC, Senator Abdullahi Adam According to the report by Daily Trust, Adamu, who emerged as the national chairman at the party’s national convention held in March 2022, sent his resignation letter to the Presidential Villa, Abuja ahead of the return of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from the African Union (AU) meeting in Kenya. He sent the letter to the Chief of Staff of the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, around 4 pm on Sunday. “He has resigned. The resignation letter signed by him has been sent to the villa. The letter was addressed to President Tinubu. But since the president is away in Kenya for the AU meeting, the letter was sent to his chief of staff,” a source said Also, a source close to Adamu reportedly corroborated this, adding that: “The national chairman resigned following a gang up by people around the president to embarrass him during the meetings of the party slated for tomorrow and Wednesday.” The source, however, denied a report that it was President Tinubu that asked Adamu to resign ahead of the National Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings of the party slated for tomorrow and Wednesday. The party had fixed July 10 and 11 for its National Caucus and NEC meetings to iron out critical issues affecting it and the crisis within the National Working Committee (NWC). However, the meetings were later postponed and rescheduled for tomorrow and Wednesday. A founding member of the party said Adamu resigned when he got wind that two influential personalities around the president had mobilised against him ahead of the meetings. “He resigned because they have started to collate signatures to impeach him during the forthcoming meetings. He resigned to save himself from humiliation,” the top politician said When contacted, Adamu told this paper that he will not comment on the matter until President Tinubu returns from the AU’s meeting. “I won’t talk about the issue because the president is away,” Adamu who was the preferred candidate of former President Muhammadu Buhari for the chairmanship seat, said

“Why Tinubu has not unveiled his ministerial list” — Adamu

“Why Tinubu has not unveiled ministerial list” — Adamu

“Why Tinubu has not unveiled ministerial list” — Adamu

Abdullahi Adamu, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has revealed that President Bola Tinubu is yet to unveil his new ministers because he’s doing extensive consultation. Adamu made this known on Monday in Abuja, during a meeting with APC chairmen across the country.

“Why Tinubu has not unveiled ministerial list” — Adamu

President Bola Tinubu He said, “The president has just started. And he is doing his extensive consultation before coming up with his nominees for ministers. “The nomination of the ministers will come first. They will go through their screening until they are pronounced after they have been submitted by Mr. President. “And Mr. President will formally appoint his ministers and swear them in. “Only after doing that will he disclose each of them to the country to know which minister is going to which ministry, and how many ministries we are going to have,” Adamau said. There are strong indications that no fewer than five former governors will feature in the president’s list of nominees that is heading to the Senate for approval between now and next week. The unusual list, already dubbed the ‘cabinet of (political) unity’, will have nominees drawn from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and many technocrats.

“Adamu may be removed as APC National Chairman for rejecting NASS principal officers” ― Sources

"Adamu may be removed as APC National Chairman for rejecting NASS principal officers" ― Sources

There are strong indications that the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, may be removed from office following his disapproval of the principal officers of the National Assembly announced by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on Tuesday. Multiple sources told Vanguard that Adamu’s position on the principal officers was considered a defiance of President Bola Tinubu’s wishes, as the National Assembly leadership reportedly got the support of the presidency before making announcing the officers.

"Adamu may be removed as APC National Chairman for rejecting NASS principal officers" ― Sources

APC National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, Recall that Senate President, Akpabio announced Senators Opeyemi Bamidele, Dave Umahi, Ali Ndume and Lola Ashiru as Majority Leader, Deputy Majority Leader, Chief Whip and Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate respectively. Similarly, Abbas named Julius Ihonvbere and Kingsley Chinda as the majority leader and minority leader respectively in the House of Representatives. They both represent the APC, and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Peeved at the development, the Senator Abdullahi Adamu-led National Working Committee, NWC, of the APC immediately disowned the announcement, saying the party had not officially communicated with both presiding officers of the national legislature. He said: “The essence of today’s invitation is simply to rub minds with you as a matter of courtesy. You will get an update on the National Assembly, sharing of powers, particularly the leadership of the chambers. “The election of the Senate President and Deputy Senate President; the election of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives have been determined and they have now assumed their responsibilities. “The remaining offices at the two chambers are yet to be done. I had a courtesy call on Saturday from the President of the Senate and his deputy. The following day which was Sunday, I received a visit from the Speaker and his deputy coming to me for Sallah’s homage. “But I am just hearing rumours now from the online media that there have been some announcements in the Senate and House of Representatives. The national headquarters of the party or the NWC has not given any such information or communicated about the choice of the remaining offices and until we formally resolve and communicate to them in writing which is the normal practice as had been done before we came here, it is not our intention to break away from tradition. “So, whatever announcement is done either by the President of the Senate, Deputy Senate President, Speaker or Deputy Speaker, is not from this secretariat.” A party source, who spoke in confidence, said: “Adamu was wrong to have spoken the way he spoke and that the principal officers of the National Assembly emerged after wide consultations with relevant stakeholders. “Also, Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni observed that it was as if stakeholders of the party were all working at cross-purposes. He expressed concerns that even the NWC appeared constantly divided. He, therefore, pleaded with Adamu to seal all cracks and ensure that everyone is on the same page.” Following Adamu’s disapproval of the principal officers, sources hinted to Vanguard that the APC chairman may have bitten more than he can chew. It was gathered that the President is currently shopping for Adamu’s replacement and will make his position known when the party holds its National Executive Committee, NEC, on July 11.

APC Abdullahi Adamu loses senatorial seat to SDP

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The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu has lost his seat in Nasarawa Western Zone to an SDP candidate.

Abdullahi Adamu

According to reports, Adamu lost his seat to Ahmed Wadada of the Social Democratic Party in the National Assembly elections held on Saturday. The INEC returning agent for Nasawara Baba while declaring the winner said Ahmed Wadada of SDP pulled 98,488 votes while Adamu of the APC also pulled 47,717 votes. Also, the PDP candidate also pulled 46,820 while the Labour party pulled 33,228. Aside from the seat lost in the Nasarawa West, the APC also lost the Keffi/Kokona/Karu seat to the SDP with Gaza Gwefwi retaining his seat. SDP pulled 60,265 votes, the APC also pulled 28,417 votes, the LP, 29655, and the PDP 33,180 for the house of representatives elections.

APC Chairman, Adamu Announces Senate President, Lawan As Presidential Consensus Candidate

APC Chairman, Adamu Announces Senate President, Lawan As Presidential Consensus Candidate

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu has announced Senate President Ahmed Lawan as the consensus presidential candidate of the party.
Adamu made the announcement at the meeting of National Working Committee (NWC) on Monday in Abuja.

His adoption of Lawan as consensus candidate is against the position of 11 APC northern Governors, who endorsed that power must shift to the South after President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure.
Adamu told the National Working Committee that he arrived at the choice of the Senate President after consultation with President Muhammadu Buhari.
Earlier, Buhari was reported to have held a closed-door meeting with governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC, from the north at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
This comes amid preparations for the party’s convention to elect its presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections.
Although President Buhari has maintained his position on the consensus arrangement, there has not been any agreement among the 23 presidential aspirants.