The Plateau state born former minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda has been returned as the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, while Surajudeen Basiru also emerged as National Secretary at the party’s 4th Elective National Convention held on Friday night in Abuja.
They were both announced by the Convention Election Committee, as part of several officials elected through consensus, in the presence of President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker Tajudeen Abbas.
The convention, themed “Unity in Progress: Consolidating the Renewed Hope Agenda,” was organised by a planning committee led by a former Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim.
Meanwhile, governors elected on the platform of the APC have lauded President Tinubu’s reform agenda, while calling for greater unity and discipline within the party to strengthen its position ahead of future elections.
Speaking on behalf of others, Chairman of the APC Progressives Governors Forum, Hope Uzodimma, and Kwara State Governor, who also serves as Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, said Tinubu’s reforms are delivering positive results.
Uzodimma, stated that they gathered not just to fulfil a constitutional duty, but to celebrate a movement that continues to grow in unity and democratic discipline.
“Under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, the direction is clearer. The reform logic is stronger. And the prospects for long-term growth and development are brighter” he stated.
