APC gets new national chairman, vows to woo Kwankwaso, others back to party
By Abdulgafar Oladimeji
Hon Ali Bukar Dalori has emerged as the new national chairman of Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressive Congress, APC.
Dalori ‘s emergence was made possible courtesy of the resignation of Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, who throw in the towel last Friday.
In a statement issued on the matter, APC confirmed the resignation of its chairman, noting that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu have directed Dalori to assume the position of the acting national chairman of the party.
Adding that, Dalori will superintend over the affairs of the party pending the next meeting of the National Executive Committee , NEC, of the party that would be summoned to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of the Kano born politician.
The statement signed by the national publicity secretary of the party, Felix Morka said the former Kano state governor served the party in an dedicated manner, adding that throughout his period in service , he said Ganduje was selfless and had elevated the party to the level of electoral competitiveness.
He said , Ganduje have resigned his position to enable him go attend to urgent personal matters.
The new APC boss had pledged that he would proceed to marshal the campaign to get renown party chieftain who left the party to return back to the APC fold.
Dalori is reported to have made reference to top pollical heavy weights like former Kano state governor, senator and minister of defence Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso on the list of those he intends to woo back to the party.
Supporters of Mr Kwankwaso have continued to attribute the resignation of Mr Ganduje as one of the preconditions set by their political gladiator before he may consider his likely chances to return to the APC.
Ganduje’s political ally, Shehu Isa Driver has dismissed the perception in the Kwankwasiyya camp as a figment of the imagination of their political opponents.
Hausa reporters quoted Driver as he is fondly called, who is an former media aide to erstwhile governor Ganduje saying “ Ganduje’s resignation has nothing to do with the return Kwankwaso to APC, even if Kwankwaso is set to return to APC, it has nothing to do with the resignation of Ganduje, who resigned on personal grounds..”
Ganduje who resigned from his position last Friday, became the chairman of the ruling APC in August 2023, after the former governor of Nassarawa state, Abdullahi Adamu quit the same position.
