I’ll resume as APC chair upon discharge from hospital, Buni says in leaked letter

Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni, who currently is on medical leave abroad, said he would continue as the Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress when he returns.

He stated this in a leaked letter to the APC, dated February 28, 2022, and sent to Governor Sani Bello of Niger State and other members of the caretaker committee before his departure.

The letter partly read, “This is to inform you that I will be embarking on a medical trip to the United Arab Emirates from today, February 28, 2022. I will resume office upon my discharge from the hospital.

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“In my absence, I hereby transmit the functions of my office as the National Chairman of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee to you. This is to enable the committee to conclude all arrangements leading to the national convention slated for March 26, 2022, and other duties that may be required of the office.

“I invite all members to cooperate with Governor Abubakar Sani Bello by extending to him all the support that I have enjoyed from you.”

The letter was written before President Muhammadu Buhari allegedly sacked Buni and replaced him with Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello.

According to Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, Bumi transmitted power to Bello, but afterwards, the party discovered his committee had no plan of conducting the March 26 convention.

El-Rufai, who made this clarification on Wednesday, said the matter was reported to Buhari, who ordered that Bello took over the affairs of the party permanently.