The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has resigned as the party’s chairman. Though no reason has been advanced for the sudden resignation of the former Governor of Kano State, it is believed that he took the decision at the behest of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the early hours of Friday.

Signs that all was not well with the occupant of the exalted seat became palpable as his aides were sighted packing his personal belongings from his office at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja.

An official of the party, who confirmed the development to The Guardian, said: “You can see, they have removed the portrait of Ganduje from his office. Even his personal staff have been moving in and out with files and their personal properties since morning.

“So it is obvious that all is not well. We are not new to this development. We saw it happen when Abdullahi Adamu and Oshiomhole were there. So, we are used to this kind of thing.”

Ganduje, who is a close ally of President Tinubu, was appointed national chairman of the party on August 3,2023, following the resignation of Abdullahi Adamu.

On September 23, 2024, Justice Inyang Ekwo, of the Federal High Court in Abuja, dismissed the suit seeking the removal of Ganduje as the National Chairman of the APC.

A lawsuit was filed by the North Central APC Forum, led by Saleh Zazzaga, challenging Ganduje’s appointment as APC National Chairman on the grounds that he is from Kano State in the North West geopolitical zone, whereas the position, previously held by Senator Abdullahi Adamu from the North Central, should remain within that region according to the APC Constitution.