The tenure of Abdullahi Ganduje as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) appears to be coming to its end.
This comes as the party has called for its national caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings, scheduled to take place next week.
The caucus meeting is slated for Wednesday, September 11, at 6:00 PM in the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, while the NEC meeting will be held on Thursday, September 12, at 10:00 AM in the Congress Hall of Transcorp Hilton in Abuja.
A statement issued on Monday by the party’s National Secretary, Senator Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru, confirmed the schedule.
The statement titled, “NOTICE OF NATIONAL CAUCUS AND NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (NEC) MEETINGS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 11 AND 12 RESPECTIVELY,” has fuelled speculations about a potential leadership change within the party.
President Bola Tinubu was earlier reported to have penciled down Ganduje, who assumed the role of APC National Chairman on August 3, 2023, for an ambassadorial appointment.
However, the president’s offer of an ambassadorial role in “any African country”—with Chad as the likely destination, given Ganduje’s past experience as the executive secretary of the Lake Chad Basin Commission from 2009 to 2011—has not been met with enthusiasm by Ganduje, who reportedly is unhappy with the proposed appointment.
THE WHISTLER reports that if appointed ambassador, Ganduje may enjoy diplomatic immunity from the ongoing corruption trial he faces in Kano, where he, his wife, son, and other associates are being accused of misappropriating over N50bn.
