APC chair Adamu, Sec Omisore step aside, Kyari is acting chairman

The Deputy National Chairman (North) of the All Progressives Congress, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, is now the acting National Chairman of the ruling party.

This is sequel to the resignation of Senator Abdullahi Adamu as the party’s national chairman.

In line with the party’s constitution, if a national chairman resigns, the deputy national chairman from the zone would take over in acting capacity.

Kyari led some members of the National Working Committee (NWC) into a meeting currently at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja amid tight security.

Those who came in with Kyari were 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), Isaac Kekemeke; National Vice Chairman (South-East), Ejoroma Arodiogu and the Deputy National Secretary, Festus Fuanter.

Kyari also announced the resignation of the APC secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore, at the meeting.

Kyari, the son of the late Brigadier Abba Kyari, a former military administrator of North Central from 1967 to 1975, was born on the 15 January 1960 in Borno State.