Bukar Dalori Appointed Acting APC Chairman As Ganduje Steps Down

Ali Bukar Dalori, Deputy National Chairman (North) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been appointed as the Acting National Chairman of the ruling party following the resignation of former Kano State governor Abdullahi Ganduje.

Ganduje’s resignation was confirmed on Thursday, with APC spokesperson Felix Morka announcing in a statement that,

“His resignation, which is effective immediately, was offered to enable him attend to urgent and important personal matters.”

In his resignation letter submitted to the National Working Committee (NWC) through the National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, Ganduje expressed appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying he was grateful for the opportunity to serve at the party’s highest level.

“In his letter of resignation… Ganduje expressed gratitude to the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Bola Tinubu, for the opportunity to serve the party at the highest level,” Morka added.

President Tinubu has directed Dalori to step in as Acting Chairman pending the emergency meeting of the APC National Executive Committee (NEC), which will officially address the leadership vacancy.

Ganduje, who hails from the North-West, had taken over the APC chairmanship in August 2023 after Abdullahi Adamu, from the North Central region, stepped down. His tenure, however, was fraught with internal resistance, particularly over complaints that his appointment disregarded the party’s zoning arrangements.

Before becoming party chairman, Ganduje served two terms as governor of Kano State from 2015 to 2023. In January 2025, he was appointed by President Tinubu as Chairman of the Board of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), and he has also been considered for a potential ambassadorial role.