The office of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), had been zoned North West
The party’s spokesperson, Felix Morka, who announced this on Wednesday after the NEC meeting at national secretariat in Abuja, the NEC ratified the zoning.
21st CENTURY CHRONICLE reports that with the chairmanship slot for the North West, Ganduje’s leadership has now been further legitimised.
The party had previously zoned the position to the North Central, which led to the emergence of Abdullahi Adamu, a former governor of Nasarawa State, as national chairman.
However, after Adamu’s abrupt exit before completing his tenure, President Tinubu endorsed Abdullahi Ganduje from the North West to fill the vacancy
The move sparked legal battles and protests from North Central stakeholders, who argued that Adamu’s replacement should have come from their region. Protests also erupted at the APC secretariat, with demonstrators demanding Ganduje’s resignation.
Morka also said the NEC had set up a committee, chaired by Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State to establish criteria for co-opting new members into the NEC.
He said NEC has approved the party’s financial statement, as presented by the NWC.
