Nigeria, June 28 -- After months of intrigue, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje's 22-month reign as the national chair of Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ended on Friday.

He resigned from the position, citing health reasons.

However, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report that his capitulation followed a tense 24 hours after he met a group of influential party and government officials who demanded his resignation.

The officials had concluded that with President Bola Tinubu entering the second half of his term and preparations for the 2027 election cycle underway, it was time for the ruling party to reconfigure its leadership.

Mr Ganduje told the officials that while he understood their concerns, he needed to ascertain Presiden...