The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, is reportedly preparing to step down from his position following internal tensions over the party’s zoning formula.
Sources of the party who disclosed this to New Daily Prime say Ganduje’s planned resignation is aimed at addressing mounting pressure from stakeholders in the North-Central region, who have repeatedly called for the national chairmanship to return to their zone, where it was previously held before his appointment.
What happens once Ganduje resigns
According to a source in the party, once the chairman steps down, one of the party’s national vice chairmen will assume the role in an acting capacity pending the election of a substantive chairman at the party’s next national convention slated for December 2025.
Ganduje, who served two terms as governor of Kano State, was appointed APC chairman in August 2023 after Abdullahi Adamu, from the North-Central, resigned. His leadership has since been met with internal criticism, particularly from members who believe his appointment disregarded the party’s regional power-sharing agreements.
Meanwhile, neither Ganduje nor the APC has issued an official statement on the matter, party sources confirm that arrangements for a leadership transition are already in motion.
A recent tweet on APC official tweet as of the time of filing this report disclosed that Ganduje led the National Working Committee on a condolence visit to the Niger State Governor, HE. Mohammed Umaru Bago at the state’s liaison office in Abuja, over the devastating Mokwa flood and bandit attacks in Mariga LGA on the state.
