Senator Abdullahi Adamu has been elected the new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at its convention in Abuja.
It was gathered that Adamu was elected unopposed on Saturday at the APC Convention held at the Eagles Square, Abuja.
He was announced the new APC chairman by Governor Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa State announced Adamu after he was endorsed by party members.
Adamu has been the consensus candidate of President Muhammadu Buhari. His election as chairman at the convention was therefore no surprise.
Earlier, six aspirants for the chairmanship of the party stepped down for Adamu to emerge as a consensus candidate.
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They are: Sen. Tanko Al-Makura, Sen. George Akume, Abdulaziz Yari, Sen. Sani Musa Muhammed, Etsu Muhammed and Malam Saliu Mustapha.
