From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced a temporarily closure of its national secretariat located at no 40, Blantyr Street, Wuse 2, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
The memo to that effect dated April 10,2025, and signed by the Deputy Director of Administration, Ubagba Abel, hinged the closure on the death of its kidnapped and murdered Director of Administration, Lateef AbdulRaif Adekunle Adeniji.
The Director Administration who was kidnapped about two months ago in the Kubwa,Abuja, was confirmed dead yesterday.
Reports revealed that the victim was killed despite payment of N50 million to his abductors by the party.
The 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 immidiate effect till Monday 14th April 2025.
”This decision was made after he had received the news of the sad demise of AbdulRaif Adekunle Adeniji,” the party noted.