The Deputy National Chairman (North), Senator Abubakar Kyari, has taken over the control of the All Progressives Party (APC) as acting National Chairman.

The development follows the forced resignation of Senator Abdullahi Adamu as National Chairman of the ruling party.

Adamu, an ally of former President Muhammadu Buhari, was reportedly forced to tender his resignation on Sunday.

The resignation letter was handed over to Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo who doubles as Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum.

Uzodinma reportedly submitted the resignation letter to Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu who was in Nairobi, Kenya.

The Deputy National Organizing Secretary of the APC, Nze Chidi Duru, has confirmed Adamu’s resignation.

APC chair: Adamu tenders resignation letter to Uzodimma

The National Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore, is expected to follow suit.

Omisore’s expected exit has now paved the way for the Deputy National Secretary, Barr. Festus Fuanter (Plateau State), as Acting National Secretary.

Kyari was on Monday, July 17 at about 10:40a.m. led by seven members of the National Working Committee (NWC) to a meeting in his office.

On arrival at the APC national secretariat, the Deputy National Chairman parked his official car at the slot reserved for the National Chairman.

Those who came in with Kyari are: Deputy National Chairman (South), Emma Enukwu; National Vice Chairman (North-West), Salihu Lukman; National Vice Chairman (North-East), Salihu Mustapha; National Vice Chairman (North Central), Muazu Bawa; National Vice Chairman (South-West), Issacs Kekemeke; National Vice Chairman (South-East), Ejoroma Arodiogu and the Deputy National Secretary, Barr. Festus Fuanter.

At about 11:20a.m., Omisore arrived at the secretariat to join the NWC meeting.

Sources told The Star that Omisore was prevented from attending the meeting.

Even before his arrival at the national secretariat, his parking lot had been taken over by his deputy.

Omisore soon left the secretariat. He said he was going to meet Adamu to find out why he didn’t come to the office.

Senator Kyari, the son of the late Brigadier Abba Kyari, a former military administrator of North Central from 1967 to 1975, was born on the 15 January 1960 in Borno State.

He obtained a bachelor’s degree in 1986 from the University of Tennessee Martin in USA. Thereafter in 1989, he attended Webster University St. Louis Missouri, USA for his Masters in Business Administration.

Kyari was elected member of the House of Representatives under the defunct United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP) in 1998. Also, he was elected into the House of Representatives on the platform of the defunct All Peoples Party (APP) between 1999 and 2003.

From 2003 to 2005 and 2007 to 2011, he was Commissioner in Borno State. In 2015, he was elected Senator representing Borno North on the platform of the platform of the APC. He was re-elected in 2019  and served till his appointment as Deputy National Chairman in 2022.

The Star