Gbenro Adesina
Former Governor of Nasarawa State, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, a preferred candidate of President Muhammadu Buhari has emerged as the national chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC) in the party national convention held at the Eagles Square, Abuja, which started on Saturday March 26 and ended Sunday 27, 2022.
Adamu’s emergence as APC national chairman as a consensus candidate only followed a ratification process after six candidates for the position were forced to stepped.
The chairmanship candidates, who stepped down were: six national chairmanship aspirants: George Akume (Benue State), Tanko Al-Makura (Nasarawa), Abdul’Aziz Yari (Zamfara), Sani Musa (Niger), Saliu Mustapha (Kwara) and Etsu Muhammed (Niger).
Also, a former deputy governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, was named as the party’s national secretary.
The ratified executives include Senator Abubakar Kyari (Borno State) as the Deputy National Chairman (North), Emma Eneukwu (Enugu State) as the Deputy National Chairman (South), Festus Fuanter (Deputy National Secretary), Muhazu Rijau (National Vice Chairman, North-Central), Mustapha Salihu (National Vice Chairman, North-East), Salihu Lukman (National Vice Chairman, North-West), Ijeoma Arodiogwu (National Vice Chairman, South-East), Victor Giadom (National Vice Chairman, South-South), and Isaac Kekemeke (National Vice Chairman, South-West).
Others are Ahmed El-Marzuk (National Legal Adviser), Uguru Ofoke (National Treasurer), Bashir Gumel (Financial Secretary), Suleiman Argungu (National Organising Secretary), Beta Edu (National Woman Leader), Abdullahi Israel (National Youth Leader), Tolu Bankole (Special Persons Leader), F.N Nwosu (National Welfare Secretary), Felix Morka (National Publicity Secretary), Abubakar Maikafi (National Auditor), Bashir Gumel (National Financial Secretary), Ibrahim Salawu (Deputy National Legal Adviser) and Omorede Osifo (Deputy National Treasurer).
The members of the newly constituted APC national executive made the Unity List compiled by the party leaders and various stakeholders, and only had their names ratified at the convention.
