Adamu absent as kyari presides over APC NWC meeting

Following the reported resignation of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, the Deputy National Chairman (North), Senator Abubakar Kyari, has taken over the leadership of the party.

Naija News reports that Kyari is currently presiding over the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) meeting at the National Headquarters, popularly known as Buhari House in Abuja.

Around 10:40 am on Monday, the Deputy National Chairman parked in the slot reserved for the National Chairman and led a team of seven other members of the NWC to a meeting in his office.

According to The Nation, Adamu was absent at the meeting while the National Secretary of the party, Senator Iyiola Omisore, arrived around 11:20 am at the secretariat and joined others in the meeting.

Kyari came in with the Deputy National Chairman (South) Emma Enukwu; National Vice Chairman (North West) Salihu Lukman; National Vice Chairman (North East) Salihu Mustapha; National Vice Chairman (North Central) Muazu Bawa; National Vice Chairman(South West) Issacs Kekemeke; National Vice Chairman (South East) Ejoroma Arodiogu and the Deputy National Secretary, Barrister Festus Fuanter.

Security around the national secretariat has been beefed up with those driving into Blantrye Street, where the party headquarters is situated, subjected to checks while passers-by are also stopped for questioning.