According to an exclusive report by Daily Nigerian on Friday, Ganduje’s expected resignation follows sustained pressure from stakeholders in the North-Central region, who have long insisted that the party’s top leadership role be returned to their zone.
“Pressure has been mounting for months. Key stakeholders, especially from the North-Central, have not relented in their push to reclaim the position,” a senior APC source told the newspaper. “Ganduje has now agreed to step aside in the party’s interest, especially as it begins early strategies for 2027.”
Ganduje, who previously served as Governor of Kano State, was appointed national chairman in August 2023 after the resignation of Senator Abdullahi Adamu — a North-Central politician. His appointment drew criticism from party faithful who viewed it as a breach of the APC’s zoning principles.
In recent months, party elders and zonal leaders have spoken out — both publicly and behind closed doors — about what they call a “political imbalance” in the party’s leadership structure. Many see Ganduje’s anticipated resignation as a much-needed corrective measure.
Sources say one of the party’s national vice chairmen will assume the role in an acting capacity until a substantive chairman is elected at the APC national convention scheduled for December 2025.
The move, according to insiders, is being framed as a “unifying gesture” aimed at restoring internal harmony, resolving the zoning dispute, and strengthening the party’s structure ahead of the 2027 general elections.
