National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has said the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) under his leadership, inherited a debt burden of N8.9 billion.
Dr Ganduje revealed this in Abuja while speaking at the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the APC.
According to him, the expenses incurred during pre-election legal battles, election cases, and appeals for legislative, governorship, and presidential elections.
He said the he current NWC inherited debts and legal liabilities to the total tune of N8,987,874,663, arising from various legal engagements.
The National Chairman however, noted that Prof. Abdul Kareem Kana (SAN), the National Legal Adviser, has been working to reduce the debt burden.
The meeting was attended by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Vice President Kashim Shettima; Senate President Godswill Akpabio; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; state governors; NWC members; and other party chieftains.