• Latest
  • Trending
APC Chairmanship: Buhari, Governors Zero In On Abdullahi Adamu

APC Chairmanship: Buhari, Governors Zero In On Abdullahi Adamu

February 24, 2022
Kogi Guber: Sen Attai Aidoko withdraws from PDP governorship primaries.

Kogi Guber: Sen Attai Aidoko withdraws from PDP governorship primaries.

April 1, 2023
Moment Man Opposing Tinubu Inauguration Was Carried Off Plane For Delaying Flight

Moment Man Opposing Tinubu Inauguration Was Carried Off Plane For Delaying Flight

April 1, 2023
Ganduje to Abba Yusuf: Stop issuing official pronouncements, I’m still in charge

Ganduje to Abba Yusuf: Stop issuing official pronouncements, I’m still in charge

March 31, 2023
Nigeria Set To Launch Two More Satellites Into Space Soon – Defence Agency

Nigeria Set To Launch Two More Satellites Into Space Soon – Defence Agency

March 31, 2023
Nigerian University Lecturer Arraigned For Demanding Sex, Money From Female Student For Marks

Nigerian University Lecturer Arraigned For Demanding Sex, Money From Female Student For Marks

March 31, 2023
Interim govt: Nigerians won’t be intimidated into submission — Labour Party replies DSS

Interim govt: Nigerians won’t be intimidated into submission — Labour Party replies DSS

March 31, 2023
2023 Election: America Grants Permission To Protest Against Tinubu’s Victory

2023 Election: America Grants Permission To Protest Against Tinubu’s Victory

March 31, 2023
KSU FRAUD: Thirty One Million Naira Prince Abubakar Audu University Fraud, VC and Others Drag To court.

KSU FRAUD: Thirty One Million Naira Prince Abubakar Audu University Fraud, VC and Others Drag To court.

March 31, 2023
FAKE ALARM: DSS’ alarm of Interim Govt plot fake; it’s ploy to arrest PDP, LP presidential candidates – Atiku

FAKE ALARM: DSS’ alarm of Interim Govt plot fake; it’s ploy to arrest PDP, LP presidential candidates – Atiku

March 31, 2023
Turkey approves Finland’s NATO membership bid

Turkey approves Finland’s NATO membership bid

March 31, 2023
UBA Profit Hits N201bn In 2022, Declares 90k Final Dividend

UBA Profit Hits N201bn In 2022, Declares 90k Final Dividend

March 31, 2023
Ghana Tupac, Ahuofe Dies Hours After Going Live On TikTok

Ghana Tupac, Ahuofe Dies Hours After Going Live On TikTok

March 30, 2023
ADVERTISEMENT
  • Contact
  • Africa
  • Coronavirus
  • Documentaries
  • Local news
  • News
Saturday, April 1, 2023
32 °c
Abuja
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
  • Login
Observer Times
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Nation
  • Opinion
  • Crime
  • Entertainment
  • Inside Story
  • Sports
  • Tech
  • World
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Nation
  • Opinion
  • Crime
  • Entertainment
  • Inside Story
  • Sports
  • Tech
  • World
No Result
View All Result
Observers Times
No Result
View All Result
Home Politics

APC Chairmanship: Buhari, Governors Zero In On Abdullahi Adamu

admin by admin
February 24, 2022
in Politics
0
APC Chairmanship: Buhari, Governors Zero In On Abdullahi Adamu
0
SHARES
0
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
ADVERTISEMENT

There were indications yesterday that the bid by All Progressives Congress (APC) to pick its national chairman by consensus has yielded result as President Muhammadu Buhari and governors elected on the party’s platform may have settled for former Nasarawa governor, Senator Abdullahi Adamu.
LEADERSHIP gathered that the choice of Adamu as the next party national chairman had the endorsement of President Buhari made his position known to the APC governors at their meeting on Tuesday.

Trending
UBA Profit Hits N201bn In 2022, Declares 90k Final Dividend

RELATED POSTS

Kogi Guber: Don’t Become A Tribal Demagogue, Smart Adeyemi Warns Bello Against Working For Another Ebira Candidacy.

Zamfara PDP governorship candidate escapes assassination

A source privy to the resolutions made at the Tuesday meeting told this paper that the president is disposed to Adamu because he wants a national chairman with better experience in the affairs of political parties who cannot be intimidated by opposition of any kind.

The source hinted that while it was expected that President Buhari would have been more comfortable with a national chairman from his legacy party, Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), the APC governors were shocked that against gunning for somebody from his political dynasty, the president wanted a party chairman who is rugged and could withstand the pressure from the opposition ahead of the 2023 general election.

Consequently, it was learnt that the president narrowed his choice to Senator Adamu instead of the immediate past governor of the state, Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, who is the only former governor from his legacy party before the merger that formed the APC.

Our source hinted that at the end, the party’s national caretaker committee was given the mandate to market the choice of Adamu as consensus candidate to other members of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) before its meeting ahead of the national convention slated for March 26.

“Some of the governors were entirely not happy with the choice of Abdullahi Adamu but they had no choice than to agree with the position of the president, it may not be absolute but that is the direction for now,” the source who did not want his name in print told our correspondent yesterday.

It was learnt that initially, some governors from the North Central zone were averse to the zone producing the national chairman as well as the choice of Abdullahi Adamu but the president was able to convince most of them that Adamu was a good bet for the party’s top job.

Confirming the development, another source within the party also confirmed that the reason why APC governors from North Central zone visited Senator Adamu in Nasarawa State recently was to persuade him to allow Al-Makura to become the next national chairman of the party.

Both Al-Makura and Adamu are former governors of Nasarawa State vying for the office of the national chairman of the APC.

The source who spoke on condition of anonymity said Nasarawa State governor, Engr Abdullahi Sule, who kicked against the position of his colleagues, insisted on the choice of Senator Adamu for the office of the national chairman over Sen Senator Al-makura.

But Sule’s preference of Adamu over Al-makura, according to our source, was to have an edge over the structure of the party in the state.

“No state governor wants a national chairman of the party from his state because of the sharing formula of the party structure. The governors of the North Central states visited Abdullahi Adamu to lobby for Tanko Al-Makura, but when they were at Adamu’s house, the State governor, Abdullahi Sule insisted that they should support Abdullahi Adamu.

“That is why the North Central governors are now supporting Abdullahi Adamu,” the source added while giving reasons why Governor Sule insisted on Adamu instead of Al-Makura.

Speaking further, the source, a APC chieftain, said even though party positions have been shared between the North and South, they are yet to micro-zone the offices.

The office of the national chairman has been zoned to the North. The governors from the North will have to sit and micro-zone the offices to the states. For now that has not been done but the Nasarawa State governor, Sule, chose Abdullahi Adamu over Al-makura,” the source stated.

Also, another source in Minna, the Niger State capital, hinted that the development has shocked other national chairmanship aspirants from the North Central.

But when contacted about his position on the said endorsement of Adamu, a frontline aspirant for the chairmanship race, Mohammed Sani Musa simply said. “I don’t respond to hearsay.”

On his part, Mohammed Etsu, the youngest among the national chairmanship aspirants said, “My position is that I will contest no matter what happens. We, the youths of this country, want a generational shift and that is what I stand for”.

LEADERSHIP had exclusively reported last week Thursday that after days of vacillation of zoning of party offices, governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) finally agreed to zone the party’s national chairmanship position to the North Central ahead of the party’s national convention.

This was after a meeting of the Progressive Governor’s Forum (PGF) convened last week Tuesday to deliberate and arrive at a consensus after which they would communicate their decision on the knotty issues of consensus and zoning of party offices to the president had ended in deadlock.

As of Tuesday, the APC governors were said to be divided on whether to zone the national chairmanship position to either the North Central or North East.

But at their meeting which continued last week Wednesday, the governors eventually settled for the North Central to produce the party’s national chairman.

It was also gathered that the APC governors also tipped one of the aspirants from the North Central, George Akume, a former governor of Benue State and current minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, as the consensus candidate for national chairman position.

But it was learnt yesterday that the choice of Akume was quickly dropped after the governors perceived that President Buhari was more disposed to the choice of Senator Abdullahi Adamu above other aspirants from the zone.

Related

SendShareTweetSend
ADVERTISEMENT
admin

admin

Related Posts

Kogi Guber:  Don’t Become A Tribal Demagogue, Smart Adeyemi Warns Bello Against Working For Another Ebira Candidacy.

Kogi Guber: Don’t Become A Tribal Demagogue, Smart Adeyemi Warns Bello Against Working For Another Ebira Candidacy.

by admin
March 25, 2023
0

Addressing newsmen after the screening, Adeyemi called on the Governor Yahaya Bello not to become a tribal leader. He said...

Zamfara PDP governorship candidate escapes assassination

Zamfara PDP governorship candidate escapes assassination

by admin
March 17, 2023
0

In less than 48 hours before the governorship elections in Nigeria, the convoy of the candidate of the People’s Democratic...

Kogi Governorship: Asuku resigns as Bello’s Chief of Staff says I’m contesting to continue with my Boss achievements

Kogi Governorship: Asuku resigns as Bello’s Chief of Staff says I’m contesting to continue with my Boss achievements

by admin
March 10, 2023
0

Abdulkareem Asuku, the Chief of Staff to Governor Yahaya Bello, has resigned his position. OBSERVERSTIMES recall that Asuku joined the...

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Rejects Results Of Kogi Central Senate Election

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Rejects Results Of Kogi Central Senate Election

by admin
March 1, 2023
0

The Kogi Central Senatorial Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Barr. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has rejected the results of the...

Breaking: Tinubu receives Certificate of Return

Breaking: Tinubu receives Certificate of Return

by admin
March 1, 2023
0

The president-elect, Ahmed Bola Tinubu has received his Certificate of Return. The Certificate was given to him by the Chairman...

Next Post
Fani-Kayode’s Medical Report Is Fake, Abuja Hospital Tells Court

Fani-Kayode’s Medical Report Is Fake, Abuja Hospital Tells Court

2023: APC Can’t Win  Election Again In Kogi State – Dr. Akanle

2023: APC Can’t Win Election Again In Kogi State – Dr. Akanle

RECOMMENDED

Kogi Guber: Sen Attai Aidoko withdraws from PDP governorship primaries.

Kogi Guber: Sen Attai Aidoko withdraws from PDP governorship primaries.

April 1, 2023
Moment Man Opposing Tinubu Inauguration Was Carried Off Plane For Delaying Flight

Moment Man Opposing Tinubu Inauguration Was Carried Off Plane For Delaying Flight

April 1, 2023

Warning: Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in /home/gvcicpfqvmip/public_html/wp-content/themes/jnews/class/Widget/Normal/Element/SocialCounterWidget.php on line 649
  • 649 Followers

MOST VIEWED

Plugin Install : Popular Post Widget need JNews - View Counter to be installed
Observers Times News

We bring you the best reportage that is perfect for credible news in politics, business, sports, entertainment and many more...

CATEGORY

  • Africa
  • Apps
  • Business
  • Coronavirus
  • Crime
  • Documentaries
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Fashion
  • Featured
  • Food
  • Gadget
  • Gaming
  • Health
  • Inside Story
  • Jobs
  • Judiciary
  • Latest
  • Life style
  • Lifestyle
  • Local news
  • Mobile
  • Movie
  • Music
  • Nation
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Politics1
  • Research
  • Review
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Startup
  • Stories
  • Tech
  • Travel
  • Uncategorized
  • USA
  • World
February 2022
M T W T F S S
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28  
« Jan   Mar »
  • Contact
  • Africa
  • Coronavirus
  • Documentaries
  • Local news
  • News

© 2021 Observers Times - (c) 2021 All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Nation
  • Crime
  • Inside Story
  • Opinion
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Contact

© 2021 Observers Times - (c) 2021 All Rights Reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In