I inherited N8.9bn debt as APC chairman — Ganduje

Tamarauemi Ebimini

The National Chairman, All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on Wednesday said he inherited N8.9 billion debt from his predecessor when he took over office.

The former Kano State governor disclosed this in Abuja while speaking at the ongoing National Executive Committee meeting of the APC.

He noted that the expenses were incurred during pre-election legal battles, election cases, and appeals for legislative, governorship, and presidential elections.

Ganduje said, “The current NWC inherited debts and legal liabilities to the total tune of N8,987,874,663, arising from various legal engagements.”

However, he noted that Prof. Abdul Kareem Kana (SAN), the National Legal Adviser, has been working to reduce the debt burden.

“We still passionately appeal to the National Executive Committee to intervene accordingly,” he pleaded.

The meeting was attended by President Bola Tinubu; Vice President Kashim Shettima; Senate President Godswill Akpabio; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; state governors; NWC members; and other party chieftains.

On August 3, 2023, the APC’s NEC elected Ganduje as the party’s National Chairman.

The party’s NEC also elected former Senate spokesman Ajibola Basiru from Osun State as National Secretary.

The two party officials were elected today at the 12th NEC meeting of the party held at the Congress Hall of Transcorp Hilton in Abuja.

Addressing party leaders after his emergence, Ganduje thanked the President and promised that internal democracy would prevail in the party during his tenure.

The ex-Kano governor pledged to ensure a scientific register of party members and pay the utmost attention to election management and conflict resolution.