The National Secretary of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator John James Akpanudoedehe, has resigned.
Akpanudoedehe’s resignation comes after a change of leadership in the party.
Akpanudoedehe has moved his belongings out of the party’s national secretariat at Blantyre Street, Wuse 2, Abuja, Leadership reports.
President Muhammadu Buhari had sacked Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, as the Chairman of the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee.
The Niger State governor, Sani Bello, has taken over the affairs of the party.
SaharaReporters had reported how Akpanudoedehe vehemently denied the sacking of Buni on Monday.
Akpanudoedehe had insisted that there was no leadership change in the party.
He described the media report as fake news which should be disregarded.
“Our attention has been drawn to sponsored media reports on an imaginary leadership change in the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC).
“The media report is fake news and should be disregarded. The APC is a progressive political party guided by rules. Leadership changes are not announced by ‘sources’ through name dropping in the media.
“We urge our teeming supporters, members and indeed the general public to remain calm and support the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led APC CECPC to conduct a rancour-free and credible national convention deserving of our great party,” he said in a statement on Monday.
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