Isaac Samuel
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially re-elected Nentawe Yilwatda as its national chairman.
Yilwatda was re-elected at the party’s 8th national convention held in Abuja on Friday, where all members of the National Working Committee (NWC) were also returned through consensus and affirmative voice vote.
The newly elected NWC members were immediately sworn in and are expected to lead the party for the next four years.
Key members of the committee include:
Deputy National Chairman (North): Ali Dalori
Deputy National Chairman (South): Emma Eneukwu, National Secretary: Surajudeen Basiru, National Financial Secretary: Alhaji Bashir Gumel, National Legal Adviser: Murtala Kankia
Yilwatda first assumed the role of APC national chairman in 2025 following the resignation of Abdullahi Ganduje, who himself had taken over from Abdullahi Adamu in 2023.
In his acceptance speech, Yilwatda emphasized the NWC’s commitment to strengthening the party and supporting the leadership of President Bola Tinubu.
“Our mission is clear. Together, we will build a Pan-African and Pan-Nigerian party that is stronger, transparent, inclusive, and more disciplined and united than ever.
“We will deepen internal democracy. So that every member is heard, we will strengthen our structures so that every person will trust it.
“We will expand the reach, so that the message of renewed hope is heard in every community.
“We will empower our youth because they are not just the future, but they are a huge and important part of our today,” he said.
Yilwatda commended Tinubu for his support for the party and his leadership of the country.
He said the future of APC was the future of Nigeria, anchored under the renewed hope agenda of the administration.
“Already, we are seeing the signs; all economic reforms are stabilising our public finances and economy.
“Marketing investment in infrastructure, even the roads, the rails and the energy; the new focus on social investment, to protect the most vulnerable. Expansion of digital innovation.
“I truly and completely accept this moment with a full understanding of the way of history, the expectation of our people, and the urgency of this moment.
“I don’t see this convention as a toy with a crown, but as a duty, with the burden of trust of millions of our members.
“I know that from this day, the way of the burden of leadership, to provide for the millions of our members, from every ward, every state, every corner of this Nation, will now rest on our shoulders,” he said.
He assured that the APC would operate an open-door leadership and expressed confidence in the party’s victory in the 2027 general election.
