Former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has been elected the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Ganduje succeeds Senator Abdullahi Adamu, who resigned last month.
The former Governor was elected at the 12th National Executive Committee (NEC) Caucus meeting of the ruling party in Abuja.
A former Senate Spokesperson, Ajibola Bashiru has also been confirmed as the party’s national secretary.
At the NEC meeting were Tinubu, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, several Governors and other party stalwarts at the NEC meeting.
Meanwhile, the party’s National Legal Adviser, Ahmed El-Marzuq, has resigned from his position in the ruling party’s National Working Committee.
El-Marzuq, believed to an ally of former National Chairman of APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, reportedly threw in the towel on Wednesday.
Sources say, the legal icon has been under intense pressure following the exit of Adamu.
The erstwhile national legal adviser was in the news three months ago when he recommended the expulsion of former National Vice Chairman for Northwest, Mallam Salihu Lukman, over his decision to take the party and his leadership to court.
El-Marzuq’s suggestion was contained in a leaked ‘legal opinion’ written to Adamu dated 28th April, 2023.
His resignation was the fourth after the exit of Adamu, Lukman and the immediate past National Secretary of the party, Senator Iyiola Omisore.
Deputy National Organising Secretary of the APC, Nze Chidi Duru also confirmed the report.