Sen. Abdullahi Adamu (APC- Nasarawa) formally resigned from the Senate on Tuesday, April 12, to focus on his duties as the All Progressives Congress’s National Chairman.

This was stated in a letter addressed to Senate President Ahmad Lawan, which was read in plenary at the National Assembly Chambers in Abuja.

Adamu stated that he was stepping down since he was elected as the APC’s National Chairman.

“Letter of Resignation from the 9th Senate.

“And with utmost respect and appreciation, I inform you that consequent upon my victory as National Chairman at the just concluded convention of our great party, the APC, on March 26, I hereby formally resign as a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria representing Nasarawa West Senatorial District with effect from April 1.

“I feel a sense of duty and obligation to convey through this letter, my appreciation for the cooperation and guidance I received from you as Chairman of the National Assembly throughout my official and private association with you.

“As I leave the Senate, I cannot easily forget the change and style of leadership that you brought since becoming the Senate President of the 9th Senate,” he said.

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Adamu added: “Your ability to forge the deep-rooted, bi-partisan approach on all issues over which you chaired deliberations, speaks volumes of your chemistry as a leader.

“Since the assumption of your chairmanship of the national assembly, you have worked so hard for the assembly to be seen to work with the government and not against it.

“Indeed, you have strongly proved that the three arms of government are truly arms of the same national government.

“You have steered the national assembly to do the bidding of our great party without prejudice to the other parties irrespective of the size of their representation.”