The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Secretariat is humming with activity as party members and employees respond to Adamu’s departure.
According to News About Nigeria, there was a tense environment, with some people showing rage and others despair.
“It’s a relief he’s gone. Since returning, he has caused suffering and suffering to several employees. Thank God, our prayers have been heard today.
We have hoped for a day like this. Let him go; we are sick of him,” a secretariat employee reportedly told the Daily Sun.
On Sunday afternoon, Adamu reportedly handed the President’s chief of staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, his letter of resignation.
The letter was addressed to President Bola Tinubu, who is currently out of the country for an African Union (AU) meeting in Kenya.
A source close to Adamu said that the national chairman resigned following a “gang up” by people around the president to embarrass him during the party’s National Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings, which are scheduled to take place on Monday(today) and Wednesday.
Another source, who is a founding member of the APC, claimed that Adamu resigned because two influential members of the party were mobilizing against him ahead of the NEC.
It is unclear who will succeed Adamu as National Chairman. However, the party’s Deputy National Chairman (North), Abubakar Kyari, is currently leading the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party in a closed-door meeting.
President Bola Tinubu, who is now abroad attending an AU summit in Kenya, was the recipient of the letter.
According to a source close to Adamu, the party’s national chairman resigned as a result of a “gang up” by those close to the president to make the president look bad during the National Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) sessions, which are set for Monday(today) and Wednesday.
Another source, a founding member of the APC, asserted that Adamu resigned because two powerful party members were organizing opposition to him before the NEC.
Who would succeed Adamu as National Chairman is not yet known. Nevertheless, Abubakar Kyari, the party’s Deputy National Chairman (North), is currently in charge of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the
