Admin I Tuesday, July 18, 2023
ABUJA, Nigeria – Senator Abubakar Kyari, the Deputy National Chairman(North) and Barrister Festus Fuanter, Deputy National Secretary have assumed leadership position of the All Progressive Congress, APC, following the resignation of Alhaji Abdullahi Adamu and Senator Iyiola Omisore as National Chairman and Secretary of the party.
Kyari is now acting as National Chairman, while Fuanter is aggregate National Secretary of the party. At the resumption of office at Abuja, Kayari announced the postponement of the National Executive Council(NEC) meeting scheduled for 18th and 19th of July, 2023.
He told journalists that a new date will be announced in due course. Recall that the meeting was initially fixed to pave way for the removal of the Adamu who had been on a collision course with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, following the announcement of principal officers of the National Assembly.
Senate President, Mr. Godswill Akpabio had announced Senator Opeyemi Bamidele from Ekiti State as Senate Leader, Senator Dave Umahi from Ebonyi State as Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume from Borno State as Chief Whip, and Senator Lola Ashiru from Kwara State as Deputy Chief Whip.
Minority principal officers announced by Akpabio are as follows:
Senator Simon Davou (Plateau North – PDP, Minority Leader), Oyewunmi Olarere (Osun West – PDP, Deputy Minority Leader), Darlington Nwokeocha (Abia Central – LP, Minority Whip), Rufai Hanga (Kano Central – NNPP, Deputy Minority Whip).
In a similar fashion, Abbas announced Julius Ihonvbere (APC – Edo) as House Majority Leader, Halims Abdullahi (APC – Kogi) as Deputy Majority Leader, Bello Kumo (APC – Gombe) as Chief Whip, and Adewunmi Onanuga (APC – Ogun) as Deputy Chief Whip)
In expressing his rejection for the principal officers of the national assembly, Adamu said the list of officers announced did not emanate from APC secretariat.
“I had a courtesy call on Saturday from the President of the Senate and his Deputy. The following day which was Sunday, I received the visit by the Speaker and his Deputy Speaker coming to me for Sallah’s homage.
“But I am just hearing as a rumour now from the online media that there have been some announcements in the Senate and House of Representatives. The national headquarters of the party, the NWC has not given any such information or communicated about the choice of offices.
“And until we formally resolve and communicate with them in writing which is the norm and practice, whatever announcement is done either by the President of the Senate, Deputy Senate President, Speaker or Deputy Speaker is not from this secretariat.”
