Updated: Abdullahi Adamu quits as APC national chairman

Abdullahi Adamu quits as APC national chairman

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has reportedly resigned from office.

Multiple APC sources confirmed Sunday night that Adamu, former governor of Nasarawa State, resigned to save himself from being removed from office.

Adamu was said to have bowed out over many issues which included his non-support for President Bola Tinubu during the campaign.

For the past two weeks, elements within the party have been calling for his resignation, threatening to remove him at the next National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting this week if he failed to resign.

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The party’s NEC meeting was initially billed to hold July 10 and 11 but was postponed till Tuesday and Wednesday this week due to the President Tinubu’s international engagements.

One of the sources revealed that the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, was one of the people who told Adamu to resign because he had become a liability to the party.

He was forced to step down as the party chairman after Imo State Governor and Chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum, Hope Uzodimma, told him that if he didn’t resign, they would remove him at the next NEC meeting.

Those who are calling for Adamu’s resignation accused him of publicly supporting former Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, and failing to fully back Tinubu even after securing the party’s ticket.

Adamu was also accused of mismanaging the party’s funds.

Abdullahi Adamu quits as APC national chairman