The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, has been elected as the new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
His emergence was confirmed on Thursday during the 14th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the ruling party held at the State House, Abuja.
The meeting, which started at about 2:10 p.m., was convened to reposition the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who is attending the NEC meeting, is leading other key stakeholders of the party in the high-level deliberations.
Also present at the meeting are Vice President Kashim Shettima; President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio; Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas; and Deputy Speaker, Hon. Benjamin Kalu.
Governors and former governors, including the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, as well as Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) and Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, were also in attendance.
Others include former Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and the acting National Chairman of the APC, Ali Bukar Dalori.
The NEC meeting is expected to set the tone for new strategies and internal restructuring within the APC as it prepares for future political contests.
