Nigeria, June 28 -- Ali Dalori, the deputy national chairman (North) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has taken over as the acting national chairman of the ruling party following the resignation of Abdullahi Ganduje, the former national chairman, on Friday.

This is in line with the party's constitution, which stipulates that in the event of a chairman's absence or exit from office, the deputy national chairman from the geographical zone as the chairman shall step in to oversee the party's affairs in acting capacity.

Section 14(2)(iii) of the constitution states that the deputy national chairman "shall act as the National Chairman in the absence of the National Chairman from his Zone."

Therefore, if a sitting national chairman re...