The Deputy National Chairman (North) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abubakar Kyari, has taken over the leadership of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC).
Infopowerng reports that Kyari’s takeover comes after the widely reported resignation of the National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu.
Adamu was reported to have tendered his resignation with the National Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore, on Sunday.
On Monday morning, Kyari led a team of seven other members of the NWC to a meeting in his office.
This newspaper learnt that the official car of the Deputy National Chairman was parked in the slot reserved for the National Chairman.
Kyari came in with the Deputy National Chairman (South) Emma Enukwu; National Vice Chairman (North West) Salihu Lukman; National Vice Chairman (North East) Salihu Mustapha; National Vice Chairman (North Central) Muazu Bawa; National Vice Chairman(South West) Issacs Kekemeke; National Vice Chairman (South East) Ejoroma Arodiogu and the Deputy National Secretary, Barrister Festus Fuanter
The National Secretary, Senator Omisore, arrived at the secretariat later in the morning and joined others in the meeting.
The meeting was held behind closed doors, and security around the national secretariat has been heightened.
