All Progressives Congress inaugurates Yilwatda as national chairman

The National Executive Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday at the meeting adopted the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Nentawe Yilwatda, as new chairman of the party.

Penpushing reports that Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) and Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, moved the motion for his adoption which was seconded by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Abbas Tajudeen.

The inauguration of 56-year-old Yilwatda by the National Executive Committee (NEC) was held at about 2.50 p.m. the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, and thereby replaces the former National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, who resigned on June 27, 2025.

Penpushing further reports that the new national chairman who is an academic in his acceptance speech pledged to unite, build and expand the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The Chairman added that he aims to ensure the All Progressives Congress (APC) fulfils the dream of Nigerians who have reposed their hope in the renewed hope agenda, and equally expressed appreciation to leadership of the party

‘Let me express my profound gratitude to God and the leadership of the party, from the President, to the Governors, and the National Assembly members, all members of NEC, for reposing this big burden and trust also in me to lead the party at this juncture’.

‘Let me thank you also for picking me among millions of members of this party, and that the party will see me good enough and responsible enough to take this party to the next level’, he said.

‘I do not take this mandate for granted. I want to accept it with gratitude and with my full heart and with my full mind to work together with you, to build the party; knowing that all of us here are the mechanics of the party and the party is our vehicle and we’ll fix it and move it to our destination of choice’.

‘I pledge without hesitation that I will work with everybody in the party, unite the party, build the party, expand party with you as the focus and the building block and the support I will require to drive the party as needed by all of us so that we can fulfil the dream of Nigerians who have reposed their hope in the renewed hope agenda’.

‘Lastly, I will trust and look up to the leadership of the party, members of the party and all of you seated here for us to fulfil the dreams that Nigerians have of APC’, Yilwatda emphasised

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