APC sets July 24 for NEC meeting to pick Ganduje’s replacement

The national working committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed July 24 for a national executive committee (NEC) meeting to nominate a new national chairman for the party.

The decision was reached at an emergency meeting of the NWC held on Monday at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja.

Abdullahi Ganduje, former national chairman of the APC, resigned from his position last Friday.

The APC confirmed Ganduje’s resignation thereafter. Felix Morka, national publicity secretary of the APC, said the resignation would enable the former governor of Kano to attend to “urgent and important” personal matters.

Following Ganduje’s exit, his deputy from the north, Ali Bukar Dalori, assumed leadership of the party in an acting capacity.

Addressing journalists after the meeting, Festus Fuanter, deputy national secretary of the APC, said the NEC meeting would enable the party to formally nominate a new chairman.

“As you are all aware, the National Executive Committee is the apex body of the party. And so, whatever it is that we do now, including the endorsement of the National Chairman, must also receive the blessings of the NEC,” he said.

”And during the meeting, if they so desire that a new chairman is nominated, we’ll also accept such nomination and then wait for the convention where the final position of the party will be made as far as the substantive chairman is concerned.

“So that’s as much as I can tell you. And the date, the suggested date for the NEC meeting is the 24th of July, 2025. It’s going to be here in the premises of the APC.”

He said a notice of the NEC meeting had already been sent to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

On Saturday, governors elected on the platform of the APC stated that Ganduje’s resignation is a “strategic” step towards repositioning the party.

In a communiqué issued at the end of a two-day strategic meeting held in Benin City, Edo state capital, the governors said the change in party leadership is not a sign of crisis, but aligns with internal reforms and ongoing efforts to strengthen the APC.