Tinubu in closed-door meeting with ex-APC Chairman, Adamu, Secretary, Omisore

At the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday, President Bola Tinubu held a private meeting with Senators Abdullahi Adamu and Iyiola Omisore, the former National Chairman and Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

Prior to the National Caucus and National Executive Council, NEC, sessions that were set to take place on Monday, July 18 and Tuesday, July 19, respectively, Adamu and Omisore reportedly resigned from their roles last week.

After the pair allegedly submitted their letter of resignation, the meeting was called off.

The party’s overall leader, President Tinubu, is given a great deal of power and sway within the APC and is expected to have a significant impact on the emergence of new party figures.

It is assumed that the visit must have been a part of efforts to resolve problems involving the party’s leadership even though the reason for it cannot be publicly stated.

When suspicions of the duo’s resignation first surfaced, the former chairman, Adamu, was quoted as saying he would hold off on commenting on the situation until President Tinubu, who was away in Nairobi, Kenya, arrived home.

Although neither Adamu nor Omisore have publicly announced their alleged resignations, the Acting National Chairman, Abubakar Kyari, who was Deputy National Chairman (North), said both leaders had resigned to journalists after a meeting of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) in Abuja.

“The NWC wishes to inform you of the resignations of the National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, and the National Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore. As a result of this development and in accordance with the APC’s constitution, it is now incumbent upon my humble self, Senator Abubakar Kyari, as a Deputy National Chairman, North, to assume the office of the acting National Chairman of the APC.

“And as a result, Festus Fuantar, the Deputy National Secretary, will now take over as the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) interim National Secretary.

The proposed National Caucus meeting scheduled for Tuesday, July 18, 2023, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Executive Committee meetings scheduled for Wednesday, July 19, 2023, are hereby cancelled. This is due to the recent development in the change of leadership. Furthermore, this delay won’t last indefinitely; instead, a new date will be announced soon, he added.