The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has reportedly resigned from his position over the stress attached to the office, which is affecting the Kano State former governor’s health.
As gathered, his aides were sighted packing his personal belongings out of his office at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja, to allow another party member to occupy the seat.
The resignation which came as a shock to many members of the ruling party on Friday, was confirmed by many sources, occurred hours after Ganduje led members of the APC National Working Committee (NWC) to pay condolence visit to the Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago, over the deaths recorded after the flood and bandits attacks in Mokwa and Mariga Local Government.
Sources from the party disclosed that the national chairman had informed President Bola Tinubu of his decision, following the role he played in his emergence as the ruling party’s national chairman.
They added that the resignation strategy adopted by Ganduje, which was removing his belongings silently, was also adopted by former chairmen, including the lawmaker representing Edo state at the senate, Adams Oshiomhole, who was a former chairman.
“So it’s obvious that all is not well. We are not new to this development. We saw it happen when Abdullahi Adamu and Oshiomhole were there. So we are used to this kind of thing.”
Ganduje, who was a close ally of President Tinubu, was appointed national chairman on 3 August 2023, following the resignation of Abdullahi Adamu. On 23 September 2024, Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed the suit seeking the removal of Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress.
A lawsuit was filed by the North Central APC Forum and led by Saleh Zazzaga, challenging Ganduje’s appointment as APC National Chairman on the grounds that he is from Kano State in the North West geopolitical zone, whereas the position, previously held by Senator Abdullahi Adamu from the North Central, should remain within that region according to the APC Constitution.
In January 2025, President Tinubu appointed him as the board chairman of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), an agency under the Federal Ministry of Aviation.
