{"id":167995,"date":"2025-07-02T08:50:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/apc-reasons-for-gandujes-resignation-as-national-chairman"},"modified":"2025-07-02T09:58:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T08:58:14","slug":"apc-reasons-for-gandujes-resignation-as-national-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-reasons-for-gandujes-resignation-as-national-chairman","title":{"rendered":"APC Reasons for Ganduje’s Resignation as National Chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The chairman of Senate Committee on South East Development Commission, SEDC, and former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, has revealed the reason behind Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje\u2019s resignation as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC.<\/p>\n

DAILY POST reports that the sudden resignation of Ganduje as the APC national Chairman is generating quite a lot of reactions in the public space.<\/p>\n

Many Nigerians did not see that happening, but the ruling party has maintained that it was done in good faith.<\/p>\n

Ganduje, a former two-term governor of Kano State, resigned from the party\u2019s exalted position last week, citing urgent and personal matters.<\/p>\n

The APC said it had already put plans in motion to replace Ganduje and on Monday said it had accepted his resignation.<\/p>\n

Speaking in an interview with Channels Television, Uzor Kalu said the former governor resigned on health grounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cI 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo health issues are what you can never put your eyes or your ears or your mind to,\u201d the Abia north Senator said.<\/p>\n

DAILY POST can report that there is the concern that while the statement from him suggested health issues, Ganduje\u2019s supporters tend to think that it\u2019s beyond health issues. Some are of the opinion that it is political permutation, ahead of the 2027 presidential election.<\/p>\n

There are also claims about the arrival of the National Leader of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, PDP, to the APC, insisting Ganduje resignation is politically motivated.<\/p>\n

But Kalu dismissed all this and insisted that Ganduje \u201cis a very close friend of the President. And you know, if it\u2019s not health issues, he cannot say it\u2019s not health issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo Nigerians, whether small or big, should believe him because he has no problems with the president. In my deepest opinion, even if Kwankwaso is coming to the party he has nothing to do with it. It\u2019s absolutely his decision to step down. It\u2019s absolutely his decision to look after his health, after all, health is wealth.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo can he really be running around from pillar to post, from Sokoto to Rivers, from Kebbi to Calabar, from Yobe to Abia and to Lagos, post to post?<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a quite a difficult job to be done. So honestly, I believe him. Any other person can say what they want, but I know that President is very bold enough. He\u2019s very courageous. He can tell him, step down, your services are no longer required, but I don\u2019t think[that\u2019s the case].<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are quite close. And mind you, when he was governor, he was the first governor among all people that supported President Tinibu openly before any other thing.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I think Nigeria should learn to believe their leaders…\u201d<\/p>\n

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