JUST IN: APC NWC confirms Adamu, Omisore’s resignation as Kyari becomes Acting Chairman

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has confirmed the resignation of the National Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, and the National Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore.

Senator Abubakar Kyari announced the duo’s resignation on Monday during the NWC meeting he chaired at the party secretariat in Abuja. 

In the same vein, the Deputy National Chairman (North) of the APC, Senator Abubakar Kyari emerged as the party’s National Acting Chairman succeeding Senator Abdullahi Adamu. 

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Kyari further announced the Deputy National Secretary, Festus Fuanter as the acting National Secretary of the APC in line with the constitution of the party succeeding Omisore. 

“As members of the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), we are here to address you to the happenings and recent developments regarding the party.

“The NWC wishes to inform you of the resignation of the National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, and that of the National Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore.

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“And with this development and according to the constitution of the All Progressive Congress, (APC), it is now incumbent on my humble self Senator Abubakar Kyari as a Deputy National Chairman, North to assume the office of the acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

“And subsequently also, the Deputy National Secretary, Festus Fuantar will now assume the office of the acting National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

“And with this recent development in the change of leadership, I will like to inform everybody here that the proposed National Caucus meeting slated for Tuesday, the 18th of July 2023, and the National Executive Committee meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) slated for Wednesday night is July 2023 are hereby been postponed.

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“And this postponement will not be indefinite but a new date will be communicated shortly,” Kyari told journalists after the meeting.

As of press time, News Round The Clock (NRTC) gathered that Adamu and Omisore resigned voluntarily, Kyari said, adding that the reasons will be made known soon. 

NRTC further gathered that Adamu didn’t attend the NWC meeting on Monday while Omisore stormed out of the meeting held at the party secretariat in Abuja.

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Kyari, who represented Borno North Senatorial District in the 9th National Assembly also announced the postponement of the National Caucus and National Executive Committee meetings that was earlier scheduled to hold on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Recall that in March 2022, Adamu emerged as APC national chairman about two years after the Adams Oshiomhole-led National Working Committee (NWC) was dissolved.

NRTC confirmed that trouble began for Adamu during the buildup to the APC presidential primary in June 2022 when he announced the then Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, as the party’s consensus candidate. 

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The announcement led to an internal crisis in the party before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu eventually emerged as the party’s flag bearer, defeating Lawan, then Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, ex-Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi; and others within the APC.