The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the report that some bigwigs plan to remove its national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, was not true. According to the report, the plot to remove Ganduje was motivated by mounting pressure on the president and several accusations against him, including the fraud suits filed against him by the Kano state government. The ruling APC also dismissed the claim that President Bola Tinubu has concluded a plan to appoint Ganduje, as an ambassador to enhance his removal as the party’s national chairman.

But Barrister Fetus Fuanter, the APC deputy national secretary, dismissed the claim of Ganduje’s removal plot, adding that the party is unaware of any ambassadorial appointments for the former Kano governor. Fuanter made the clarification after the meeting of the APC’s National Working Committee (NWC) in Abuja on Thursday, August 15. According to Fuanter, the APC national caucus will meet on September 11, a day before the convention, to address several issues, particularly the APC crisis in Rivers state. Regarding the Rivers State chapter crisis, the APC recognizes Chief Tony Okocha’s leadership, which is aligned with FCT Minister Nyesom Wike. The party dismissed a recent court ruling against Okocha’s leadership as an “abuse of court processes,” indicating their support for his position.

The barrister also announced that the APC National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting will be held on September 12. It will be the first since Ganduje became national chairman on August 3, 2023. The NEC is the party’s second-highest decision-making body after the national convention.