Barring any last minute change, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is expected to ratify Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje as National Chairman and Senator Ajibola Basiru as National Secretary at its next meeting.
Although the date for the NEC meeting has not been fixed, President Bola Tinubu is expected to confirm the date of the NEC meeting at the request of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party.
TheHintsNews reports that the former National Chairman, Senator Abdulahi Adamu and former National Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore resigned last week following an alleged directive of Tinubu, whom sources claimed could no longer tolerate their excesses.
However, investigation revealed that the NWC, NEC and the governors agreed that there should be a smooth transition and continuity of the pre-existing zoning formula for the composition of the party leadership.
While, the Deputy National Chairman (North), Senator Abubakar Kyari, has been acting as chairman, party stakeholders resolved last week to choose a new Chairman and Secretary without rupturing the North/South zoning arrangement.
Contrary to expectation that the ruling party would retain the Chairmanship of the party in the North-Central, it has decided to zone it to the North-west.
A reliable source who preferred anonymity told TheHintsNews that the decision reached on both Ganduje and Bashiru has been communicated to the state chapters and the parliamentary caucuses.
As it stands, the ruling party as by this decision jettisoned the idea of going into a mini convention to fill the vacant positions.
While the two nominees are expected to be ratified by the national convention, the APC constitution has vested the NEC with the power to act in lieu of the convention in an emergency.
The source said, “The National Caucus, of which President Tinubu is a member, is expected to communicate to the NEC the decisions of the APC governors and other party blocs before the new chairman and secretary assume office after the NEC ratification.”