Buni presents new APC Chairman to Buhari
[FILES] New Chairman of Nigeriaís ruling political party, the All Progressive Congress committee, Abdullahi Adamu react after been announced as the partyís new chairman, during the partyís National Convention, in Abuja, Nigeria, March 26, 2022. – Nigeria’s ruling party has appointed a new chairman at a national convention meant to end infighting as it prepares to select a candidate to replace President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2023 election. Buhari, who was first elected in 2015, spent weeks negotiating with the party’s state governors and delegates to push a consensus position before the convention. (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP)
Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe and immediate past interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has formally presented the new National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Adamu, to President Muhammadu Buhari.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adamu, who emerged as the new Chairman of the APC at the 2022 National Convention of the party, was officially introduced to the president after his election on March 26.
Adamu emerged as the consensus candidate of the party after six other aspirants stepped down.
Buhari had on March 27 congratulated the Abdullahi Adamu-led 79-member National Executive Committee of the APC that emerged at the March 26 national convention of the party.
According to the president, the unity of members at the convention puts the party on a firmer footing for victory at the 2023 general elections.
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