The battle for the National Chairmanship of the ruling All
Progressives Congress, APC, has now been narrowed down to former governors of
Kano and Nasarawa states, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje and Senator Tanko Al-Makura,
respectively, Vanguard has learned.
While it was gathered that some stakeholders from the North
Central have put up a spirited fight to retain the seat in the zone, it was
learned that barring any last-minute change in plans, President Bola Tinubu may
have settled for Dr. Ganduje as National Chairman.
Some APC chieftains are said to be kicking against Ganduje
on the grounds that the North West, where he comes from, already occupies the
Offices of the Speaker, House of Representatives and Deputy Senate President.
Earlier, at the National Secretariat of the party, there
were speculations that Al-Makura would replace Senator Abdullahi Adamu, the
erstwhile National Chairman of the party.
However, it emerged later in the day that Ganduje’s name may
have been dropped from Tinubu’s list of ministerial nominees, ostensibly to
pave the way for him to become the national chairman.
Speaking on the development, a reliable party source said:
“President Tinubu has settled for the former Kano state governor, Ganduje, to
replace Senator Adamu as the party’s national chairman.
“The President had listed Ganduje as one of the nominees for
ministerial appointments but, because of his trust and confidence in the former
governor, President Tinubu had to change his mind and asked three state
governors to persuade Ganduje into accepting the new assignment.”
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