• Ganduje cites health reasons but sources link exit to party unrest and corruption allegations
• Resignation follows protests over high nomination fees and financial impropriety claims
• Legal battles and Kano court suspension earlier marred his turbulent tenure
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has resigned from his position, bringing an abrupt end to a tenure repeatedly shaken by crisis, court orders, and internal rebellion.
The former Governor of Kano State, who assumed the APC leadership in August 2023, formally stepped down on June 27, 2025, citing health reasons as the basis for his resignation. However, party sources and insiders suggest that mounting political pressure, worsening public image, and allegations of financial misconduct were key forces behind his exit.
While Ganduje’s resignation letter frames his decision as a personal one, several APC members, particularly from the FCT and North Central zones, had earlier raised concerns about exorbitant ticket fees and excessive financial demands allegedly imposed by his office during internal party processes. These complaints led to public protests and calls for reform.
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Ganduje’s leadership had already come under legal scrutiny. In April 2024, a Kano State High Court issued an order barring him from parading as a party member. Although a separate Federal High Court in Abuja later struck out a case seeking his removal, the cumulative legal assaults underscored the factionalism plaguing the APC under his watch.
There is yet no official statement from the APC’s National Working Committee (NWC), leaving questions open about his successor and the future direction of the party as it approaches key elections in 2026.
Dr. Ganduje governed Kano State from 2015 to 2023, a period marked by both infrastructure expansion and controversies over integrity and transparency.
His chairmanship of the ruling party carried over these reputational burdens into national politics.
