The chairman of the Senate Committee on South East Development Commission (SEDC) and former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, has cited health conditions as the reason behind Abdullahi Ganduje’s resignation as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Naijaonpoint reports that the sudden resignation of the former Governor of Kano State as the APC national Chairman sparked reactions in the political space.

While some sources claimed that the resignation was due to the purported return of the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, to the APC, the ruling party maintained that it was done in good faith.

Ganduje also cited urgent and personal matters in his resignation letter to the party as the reason for his decision.

The APC on Monday confirmed there are ongoing consultations to replace Ganduje.

Speaking in an interview with Channels Television on Tuesday, Uzor Kalu stated that he had met with the former governor two weeks before the resignation.

Kalu added that Ganduje resigned due to health reasons.

The Abia north Senator said, “I was just with the national Chairman two weeks ago in his house, and we had a lot to discuss about health, about the party, about every other thing.

“So health issues are what you can never put your eyes or your ears or your mind to.”