JUST IN: APC Chairman Abdullahi Adamu Resigns From Senate

The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu, has resigned from the senate.

Gatekeepers News reports that the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan read his letter of resignation on the floor of the chamber.

Abubakar Kyari, the current APC deputy chairman (north), also resigned his membership of the upper legislative chamber.

Until his resignation he represented Borno north.

Adamu was elected as APC national chairman at the convention of the party that was held on March 26.

They said their action became necessary following their emergence as National Chairman and Deputy National Chairman (North) of the APC respectively.

This is a developing story.