BREAKING: APC Legal Adviser El-Marzuq Resigns, Gives Reasons

BREAKING: APC Legal Adviser El-Marzuq Resigns, Gives Reasons

The National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed El-Marzuq, has resigned from his position in the party’s National Working Committee (NWC).

In a statement released on Wednesday by his Special Adviser, AbdulHalim Adamu, El-Marzuq cited the emergence of ex-governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, and former Senate spokesman, Ajibola Basiru, as the APC National Chairman and National Secretary respectively, as the reason for his resignation.

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The statement read, “In light of the recent developments within our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), with the emergence of His Excellency Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and Senator Ajibola Basiru as National Chairman and National Secretary and the reconfiguration of party offices for national cohesion and adequate regional representation, the National Legal Adviser found it pertinent that he resigns his position within the party to allow for a smooth reconfiguration of the party’s leadership.”

El-Marzuq expressed his gratitude to President Bola Tinubu and other party officials for the “opportunity” to serve.

Ganduje and Basiru were elected as NWC members of the party on Thursday during the 12th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the APC in Abuja.

The APC has been facing internal crisis for several weeks, and in mid-July, two members of the party’s NWC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and Senator Iyiola Omisore, also resigned from their positions as the National Chairman and National Secretary, respectively.