A former governor of Nassarawa State and serving Senator, Abdullahi Adamu has denied reports that President Muhammadu Buhari endorsed him for the position of National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
Adamu made the revelation on Saturday while hosting officials of the party at the Local Government Level in Keffi. POLITICS NIGERIA recalls that it was widely reported last week that the president had endorsed Senator Adamu. But immediately after it was announced it did not go down well with some party’s stakeholders and state governors.
According to the Governors in a statement shortly after, Senator Adamu is not a core member of the party, saying, someone who knows the in and our of the party should be the one to head the party not a former member of PDP. The governors also alleged that his performance as the chairman of the APC reconciliation committee was also not encouraging to give him the mandate.
However, a source who was at the meeting said the senator told them to disregard reports saying Buhari has not endorsed him. He told them to pray for his success at convention of the party slated for 26th March, 2022.
“Senator Adamu told those at the meeting that President Buhari has not endorsed any candidate for the position of the national chairman.”
“Instead, Senator Adamu requested for the party officials to pray for his successful emergence as the next national chairman of the APC.”
The former governor has also appealed to party officials to mobilise at least 100 persons from each electoral ward that will accompany him to the convention on March 26.
