Prof Nentawe Yilwatda has been returned as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), while Surajudeen Basiru emerged as National Secretary at the party’s National Convention held on Friday night at Eagle Square, Abuja.
A former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Yilwatda, emerged as the National Chairman of the APC in 2025, after consultation with party stakeholders across Nigeria’s geo-political zones.
The National Executive Committee meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja formally announced his emergence as the party chairman.
He was nominated by the Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, Hope Uzodimma of Imo State and his nomination was seconded by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abass Tajudeen.
