Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has shut down its national secretariat, following kidnappers reported killing of its Director of Administration, Hon. AbdulRauf Adekunle Adeniji.
Kidnapped weeks ago, Adeniji was reportedly killed last month.
However, the kidnappers were said to have concealed the news of his killing even while still negotiating for the payment of a N50 million ransom.
A memo from the party said that the APC National Secretary, Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru, gave directives for the secretariat, known as Buhari House, to be shut down.
The APC memo titled: ‘Secretariat closure for the mourning of the director of administration’, advised all the staff to use the period of mourning for sober reflection and prayers for the family and the loved ones.
It reads; “The National Secretary has approved the closure of the National secretariat from all party/work activities with immediate effect till Monday 14th April 2025.
”This decision was made after he had received the news of the sad demise of the Director of Administration Late Hon. AbdulRauf Adekunle Adeniji.”
