APC NWC announces Adamu, Omisore’s resignations
By Emma Ogbuehi
The fate of the embattled National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has finally been sealed with the National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling party formally announcing his resignation.
The announcement was made at the end of the NWC meeting in Abuja today.
The acting National Chairman of the party, Senator Abubakar Kyari, who confirmed Adamu’s resignation, said the National Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore, also resigned.
Kyari said he has taken over as acting chairman while Deputy National Secretary, Barrister Festus Fuanter, takes over as acting Secretary.
The meeting also announced the postponement of the National Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings slated for Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Seventeen members of the committee were in attendance with only National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka and the National Women Leader, Dr Betta Edu absent after due permission.
Senator Adamu didn’t not attend the meeting. Omisore who was present was locked out.
TheNiche had earlier reported today that following the forced resignation of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, last night, the Deputy National Chairman (North), Abubakar Kyari, will step into his shoes today as the new National Chairman.
A member of the APC National Working Committee (NWC) who spoke to TheNiche on Monday morning said the NWC had summoned an emergency meeting at 12noon to ratify Kyari’s elevation.
Senator Abubakar Kyari, the new APC National Chairman, who was born on January 1, 1960 to late Brigadier Abba Kyari, former military administrator of North Central State from 1967 to 1975, was educated in both Nigeria and United States of America.
He obtained a Bachelor’s degree (B.Sc.) in Economics from the University of Tennessee, in 1986 and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with emphasis on Finance from Webster University, St. Louis Missouri, USA in 1989.
He was elected Senator in 2015 representing Borno North Senatorial zone on the platform of the APC.