The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) successfully held its national convention at Eagle Square in Abuja on Saturday (March 26, 2022).
The political occasion was designed to elect new party executives but the APC, as favoured by President Muhammadu Buhari, resorted to the emergence of consensus candidates for the most part.
Here are seven things you need to know about what went down in Abuja last night.
1. Senator Abdullahi Adamu was declared, via consensus, the new national chairman of the APC
Adamu is a serving member of the Senate representing Nasarawa West.
He is also a former governor of the state. Governor Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa, who is also Chairman of the Electoral Committee, announced Adamu as the winner of the contest after he was endorsed by party members and leaders at the convention via a voice vote.
Prior to the vote, six aspirants had stepped aside and endorsed Adamu as the consensus candidate. His announcement as the APC national chairman on Saturday night was only a formality.
2. The other confirmed positions are:
Senator Iyiola Omisore – National Secretary
Muhazu Bawa Rijau (Niger) – National Vice-Chairman (North-Central)
Salihu Lukman (Kaduna) – National Vice-Chairman (North-West)
Emma Eneukwu (Enugu) – Deputy National Chairman (South)
Senator Abubakar Kyari – Deputy National Chairman (North)
Zainab Abubakar Ibrahim (Taraba) – Deputy National Women Leader
Temidayo Israel Abdullahi – National Youth Leader
Christopher Akpan – Deputy National Welfare Secretary
Agunwa Anekwe – National Ex-Officio (South-East)
Ayo Afolabi – Zonal Publicity Secretary (South-West)
Musa Mailafia – Zonal Publicity Secretary (North-West)
Lamido Mohammed – Zonal Secretary (North-East)
Blessing Agbome (Edo) – Zonal Organising Secretary (South-South)
Isma’il Kolawole Majoro (Oyo) – Zonal Legal Adviser (South-West)
Barrister Chukwuemeka – Zonal Legal Adviser (South-South)
Mayor Ogbona Earnest (Ebonyi) – Zonal Legal Adviser (South-East)
Bashir Usaini Dutse (Jigawa) – Zonal Legal Adviser (North-West)
Dauda Chakpo (Taraba) – Zonal Legal Adviser (North-East)
Hadiza Aliyu (Kogi) – Zonal Legal Adviser (North-Central)
Bello Goronyo (Sokoto) – Zonal Secretary (North-West)
Yakubu Mohammed Adamu (FCT) – Zonal Secretary (North-Central)
Bunmi Oriniowo (Ekiti) – National Ex-Officio (South-West)
Diriwari Akedewei (Bayelsa) – National Ex-Officio (South-South)
Allyu Ahmed Yako (Kano) – National Ex-Officio (North-west)
Oluwatoyin Opawuye (Kwara) – National Ex-Officio (North-Central).
Jamaluddeen Kabir (Zamfara) – Deputy National Youth Leader
Yakubu Murtala Ajaka (Kogi) – Deputy National Publicity Secretary
Hamma-Adama Ali Kumo (Gombe) – Deputy National Financial Secretary
Omorede Osifo (Edo) – Deputy National Treasurer
Bashir Usman Gumel (Jigawa) – National Financial Secretary
Ahmed El-Marzuk (Katsina) – National Legal Adviser
Fetus Fuanter (Plateau) – Deputy National Secretary
Some slots were yet to be confirmed as of the time of filing this report on Sunday morning.
3. This happened
4. Ahead of the 2023 general elections, President Buhari doesn’t want APC ticket to go to the highest bidders
5. Former Lagos governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu made a grand entrance
6. Federal lawmaker Shina Peller had words of advice for APC concerning Nigeria’s young population
7. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who, like Buhari, spoke at the APC national convention, entered the venue with grace amid tight security
