The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has congratulated the immediate past Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on his emergence as the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
He also congratulated Senator Ajibola Basiru, a former Senate spokesman, on his adoption as the National Secretary of the party.
Ganduje and Basiru were adopted as National Chairman and National Secretary of the APC, respectively, at the 12th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the APC held at the Congress Hall of Transcorp Hilton in Abuja on Thursday.
Ganduje, who was governor until May 29, 2023, after serving two terms, succeeds Senator Abdullahi Adamu, a former Governor of Nasarawa State.
The election of the two party officials was announced earlier by the APC through a post via its Twitter handle (@OfficialAPCng).
“The 12th meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has elected HE Abdullahi Ganduje, as the Party’s National Chairman. Senator Ajibola Basiru has also been elected as the Party’s National Secretary,” the party said.
Congratulating Ganduje, Speaker Abbas said he believes the former Kano governor has all it takes to take APC to higher level, noting that he (Ganduje) is a consummate politician who comes on board with a lot of experience.
He said Ganduje’s emergence as the APC National Chairman is a testament to his years of dedication and commitment to the party.
Basiru, who represented Osun Central Senatorial District in the 9th National Assembly and was Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, replaces Senator Iyiola Omisore, a former Deputy Governor of Osun State.
Abbas commended the leadership of the APC for reaching the decision on the new national chairman and the national secretary, noting that the party has set a great example of internal democracy for other political parties in the country.
He tasked the new leaders of the APC to work towards unifying the members of the National Working Committee (NWC) and the entire party as well as mobilising more support for the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration.
As a loyal party member, the Speaker said, he looked forward to working with the new national chairman and the entire members of the APC National Working Committee.
