The National Working Committee( NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC has named Sen. Abiola Ajimobi as its acting National Chairman.

Sen. Ajimobi was the party’s Deputy National Chairman for the southern region and is a former governor of Oyo state.

His appointment followed Tuesday’s affirmation of the suspension of the National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole by the Court of Appeal in Abuja.

In a statement signed by party spokesman, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu late Tuesday, the APC said its National Working Committee  had been guided by the party’s legal department in line with the provisions of its constitution.

“Guided by advice from the party’s legal department in line with the provisions of Section 14.2. (iii) of the Party’s constitution, the Deputy National Chairman (South), Sen. Abiola Ajimobi will serve as the Party’s Acting National Chairman.

“According to Section 14.2. (iii),of the APC constitution, the Deputy National Chairman, North/South “Shall act as the National Chairman in the absence of the National Chairman from his zone”, the NWC stated.

The Court of Appeal, earlier on Tuesday, had upheld the suspension of erstwhile National Chairman, Oshiomhole by an Abuja High Court.