2027 election: Top party chieftain speaks on APC 'imploding' amid Ganduje's resignation

• Ajibola Basiru, nationalist caput of the All Progressives Congress (APC), downplayed concerns implicit a imaginable fallout from the resignation of the party’s nationalist chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
• Speaking astatine a media enactment organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Zone B, a assemblage representing journalists from the South-West, Basiru made it wide that Ganduje’s exit does not awesome immoderate situation wrong the enactment ranks
• Legit.ng recalls that successful June, Ganduje discontinue his presumption contempt Senator Basiru and respective different main officers of the ruling enactment trying to prevail connected him not to resign

Legit.ng writer Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has implicit 9 years of acquisition covering politics and elections successful Nigeria.

FCT, Abuja - Ahead of the 2027 election, Ajibola Basiru, the nationalist caput of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has dismissed rumours that Abdullahi Ganduje’s resignation arsenic the party’s nationalist president signals intra-party crisis.

As reported by the Guardian, Basiru, a erstwhile legislator who represented Osun Central, spoke during a media enactment organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Zone B.

APC caput dismisses situation concerns implicit Abdullahi Ganduje's abrupt resignation. Photo credit: @OfficialAPCNg
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Basiru speaks connected Ganduje's resignation

The erstwhile national lawmaker emphasised that Ganduje’s departure should not beryllium misinterpreted arsenic a crisis, praising the erstwhile Kano state politician for his relation successful strengthening the enactment during his tenure.

The Punch besides noted Basiru's stance.

The APC scribe said:

“If you look astatine the connection issued by the party, helium was commended for the efforts helium made successful repositioning the party. Under his watch, we person much states coming into the enactment and administratively, the enactment was strengthened since our associated predetermination arsenic the nationalist president and the nationalist caput connected 3rd August, 2023."

He added:

"And this is not the archetypal clip that the party’s authoritative has resigned. It is upon the resignation of Senator Abdullahi Adamu arsenic nationalist president and Senator Iyiola Omisore that we assumed bureau connected 3rd August 2023."So the resignation of Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje does not portend immoderate crisis. It is speculation."

Top APC chieftain, Ajibola Basiru, speaks amid uncertainty implicit Abdullahi Ganduje's abrupt resignation arsenic APC chairman. Photo credit: @OfficialAPCNg
Source: Twitter

Legit.ng reports that Ganduje is simply a apical person of bluish Nigerian extraction. The 75-year-old served arsenic the politician of Kano authorities from 2015 to 2023. He antecedently served arsenic Rabiu Kwankwaso's lawman politician twice, from 1999 to 2003 and from 2011 to 2015.

He held the presumption of APC nationalist president from August 2023 to June 2025.

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Tinubu gives assignment to Ganduje

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that President Bola Tinubu gave a caller appointment to Ganduje.

The president appointed Ganduje arsenic the president of the committee of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), hardly 2 weeks aft resigning arsenic the APC nationalist chairman.

The assignment was announced astatine the ceremonial inauguration of the recently appointed committee members of FAAN successful Abuja.

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Source: Legit.ng