- The meetings were supposed to hold on July 10 and 11
- Party said Adamu, Omisore resignation voluntary
- Festus Fuanter takes over as Acting National Secretary
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed the National Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings indefinitely.
The meetings were supposed to hold on July 10 and 11, but were earlier postponed for Tuesday and Wednesday.
The APC acting national chairman, Senator Abubakar Kyari, announced the development while addressing newsmen at the end of the emergency meeting of the NWC.
He also confirmed the resignation of the party’s national secretary, Iyiola Omisore.
He said that according to the party’s Constitution, he was now the acting national chairman of the party.
Kyari’s words: “We are here to address the happenings and recent developments regarding the party.
“The NWC wishes to inform you about the resignation of the National Chairman Senator Abdullahi Adamu and that of the National Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore.
“My humble self as the Deputy National Chairman (North) to assume the office of the Acting National Chairman.
“Consequently too, the Deputy National Secretary, Festus Fuanter, will now assume the office of Acting National Secretary of All Progressives Congress.
“With the recent development, we implore everybody here that the proposed National Caucus and National Executive Committee meetings slated for July 18 and 19, 2023 are hereby postponed.
“This postponement is not indefinite. A new date will be communicated in the nearest future.
“There are no allegations against them. Both of them resigned voluntarily and that is what is available at this moment. The details of their resignation will be made known to you in the nearest future.
“Everybody has its own style of administration and I think this present set of NWC will be relying on what the constitution says.”
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