Former Governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje and Spokesperson for the ninth Senate, Senator Ajibola Basiru, were on Thursday officially ratified to replace the immediate past National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and former National Secretary, Iyiola Omisore.
The decision was taken barely an hour after President Bola Tinubu arrived at Transcorp Hilton, venue of the NEC meeting on Thursday.
The president arrived at the Congress Hall of the hotel surrounded by stern-looking operatives suspected to officers of the Department of State Services at about 11.35 am.
Following the announcement of their appointments, Ganduje and Basiru’s fans rejoiced to the point where it nearly temporarily interrupted the program.
Yahaya Bello, the governor of Kogi State, Chief Bisi Akande, a former governor of Osun State and the party’s first national chairman, Senator Abubakar Kyari, the ninth Senate’s spokeswoman, Senator Ajibola Basiru, and other dignitaries were among those who arrived early for the NEC meeting.
