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Senator Abdullahi Adamu, the lawmaker representing Nasarawa West constituency, has been chosen as the new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). ayokinews.com reports
The exercise was coordinated by Jigawa state Governor Muhammadu Badaru.
The APC delegates at the convention, endorsed Adamu as the new national chairman of the party using voice voting system.
The vote commenced at a few minutes past 11:00pm on Saturday.
Adamu, who happens to be a former governor, emerged as the consensus Chairmanship candidate, but also had contenders within the party. However, the Presidency and other governors in the party, later gave him the greenlight into the contest.
Other hopefuls for the national chairmanship post were compelled to unwillingly stand aside on Saturday due to the President’s persuasion and insistence for Adamu’s emergence.
Meanwhile, details on how party leaders across the country had turned up with consensus candidates for key posts emerged on Saturday night.
At the convention, the candidates who made the Unity List, which was drafted by party officials and other stakeholders, were confirmed.
Shortly before the arrival of President Muhammadu Buhari at the convention, the list was released, and Adamu was the domineering candidate on the list.
Aside from Adamu, the former governor of Osun state, Iyiola Omisore, also emerged as the party’s national secretary.
The ratified APC executives include Senator Abubakar Kyari (Borno State) as the Deputy National Chairman (North), Emma Enaukwu (Enugu State) as the Deputy National Chairman (South), Festus Fuanter (Deputy National Secretary), Muhazu Rijau (National Vice Chairman, North-Central), Mustapha Salihu (National Vice Chairman, North-East), Salihu Lukman (National Vice Chairman, North-West), Ijeoma Arodiogwu (National Vice Chairman, South-East), Victor Giadom (National Vice Chairman, South-South), and Isaac Kekemeke (National Vice Chairman, South-West).
Others are Ahmed El-Marzuk (National Legal Adviser), Uguru Ofoke (National Treasurer), Bashir Gumel (Financial Secretary), Suleiman Argungu (National Organising Secretary), Beta Edu (National Woman Leader), Abdullahi Israel (National Youth Leader), Tolu Bankole (Special Persons Leader), F.N Nwosu (National Welfare Secretary), Felix Morka (National Publicity Secretary), Abubakar Maikafi (National Auditor), Bashir Gumel (National Financial Secretary), Ibrahim Salawu (Deputy National Legal Adviser) and Omorede Osifo (Deputy National Treasurer).
Prior to the APC convention, six national chairmanship aspirants stepped down for Adamu: George Akume (Benue State), Tanko Al-Makura (Nasarawa), Abdul’Aziz Yari (Zamfara), Sani Musa (Niger), Saliu Mustapha (Kwara) and Etsu Muhammed (Niger).
Ken Nnamani, a former Senate President, and Ismail Ahmed, a former National Youth Leader, both members of the previous Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee, vied for positions at the convention, but were both defeated.
Nnamani was defeated by Enaukwu for the position of Deputy National Chairman (South), and Ahmed was defeated by Argungu from Kebbi State for the post of National Organising Secretary.
Under the leadership of Chief John Odigie-Oyegun and Adams Oshiomhole, Enaukwu served as the National Vice Chairman (South-East) of the APC.
