Nigeria, July 2 -- "How are the mighty fallen and the weapons of war perished" is a quotation from the Bible, specifically 2 Samuel 1:27. And so it was the end of an era for the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje who threw in the towel after two years on the exalted seat. His sudden resignation, purportedly on health grounds, came as a rude shock to party members and a surprise to the nation. He was appointed on August 3, 2023 and resigned on June 27, 2025.

In 12 years of existence of the ruling All Progressives Congress, the party has had its own fair chair of leadership crisis. Thus far, the party has had about seven national chairmen. They are Chief Bisi Akande (Former Governor of Osun Sta...