APC NEC elects Ganduje national chairman; Basiru as national secretary

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday, elected former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, as the National Chairman of the party.

The party’s NEC also elected former Senate spokesperson, Ajibola Basiru, as National Secretary.

The two party officials were elected on Thursday, August 3, 2023 at the 12th NEC meeting of the party held at the Congress Hall of Transcorp Hilton in Abuja.

President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, members of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, chieftains of the party in the National Assembly, among others, were present at the NEC meeting.

Addressing the 12th NEC of the party, the President said the APC had won the elections, and it was now time to deliver the promises of good governance to the Nigerian people.

The President insisted that the 2023 elections were the best elections in Nigeria’s history.

Absent at the NEC meeting were ex-President Muhammadu Buhari and former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

The first National Chairman of the party, Bisi Akande, was, however, present.

The NEC meeting followed Wednesday’s session of the APC national caucus.

Mid-July, two members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) resigned. Senator Abdullahi Adamu and Senator Iyiola Omisore resigned as the party’s National Chairman and National Secretary, respectively.