{"id":171148,"date":"2025-07-25T11:04:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T10:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/new-apc-chairmans-election-timely-and-strategic"},"modified":"2025-07-25T12:23:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T11:23:18","slug":"new-apc-chairmans-election-timely-and-strategic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/new-apc-chairmans-election-timely-and-strategic","title":{"rendered":"New APC Chairman&#8217;s Election Timely and Strategic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>An All Progressives Congress, APC, Chieftain and Diaspora leader, Prince Ade Omole, has described the election of Prof Nentawe Yilwatda as the party\u2019s national chairman as timely and strategic.<\/p>\n<p>He said this on Friday in Abuja while reacting to the development, adding that Yilwatda\u2019s election was also a bold step in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p>Omole, a member of the Global Conveners of The Asiwaju Group, TAG, was the Director of the defunct APC Presidential Diaspora Campaign Directorate in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>He said the new chairman\u2019s emergence came at a time when the party was strengthening its base nationally and consolidating power across the federation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are confident that under Yilwatda\u2019s leadership, the APC will be further repositioned for grassroots engagement, institutional reforms, and electoral dominance ahead of 2027 general elections,\u201d Omole said.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that Yilwatda was elected unopposed during the party\u2019s 14th National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Omole commended President Bola Tinubu, the APC family, its NEC, the Progressive Governors\u2019 Forum, PGF, and all stakeholders for the peaceful and unified process that led to Yilwatda\u2019s emergence.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that Yilwatda\u2019s nomination by Gov Hope Uzodinma of Imo and Chairman of the PGF, received overwhelming support through a voice vote by the party\u2019s NEC members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wholeheartedly congratulate President Tinubu for guiding the party through this moment of transition with wisdom and unity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe emergence of Yilwatda as APC National Chairman affirms the party\u2019s commitment to capacity, competence, and continuity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis pedigree in governance, technology, and humanitarian service, positions him well to steer the party through this critical phase,\u201d Omole said.<\/p>\n<p>He commended TAG\u2019s Co-Convener, Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, Director-General of Energy Commission of Nigeria, ECN, for his exemplary service to the nation.<\/p>\n<p>He also commended Abdullahi for his commitment to the groundbreaking solarisation initiative aimed at lighting up communities across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his election, Yilwatda was the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction.<\/p>\n<p>Born on August 8, 1968, in Dungung, Kanke Local Government of Plateau to the family of a clergy, Late Rev. and Mrs Toma, Yilwatda has huge administrative and electoral experiences.<\/p>\n<p>He was appointed in 2017 as a Commissioner with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and posted to Benue as Resident Electoral Commissioner.<\/p>\n<p>The new APC national chairman was also the APC Plateau governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections.<\/p>\n<p>He is a registered engineer with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, COREN, and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.<\/p>\n<p>Yilwatda is also a member of Nigeria Society of Engineers, and Solar Society of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>His emergence followed the resignation of Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, APC\u2019s former National Chairman, on health grounds on June 27.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. An All Progressives Congress, APC, Chieftain and Diaspora leader, Prince Ade Omole, has described the election of Prof Nentawe Yilwatda as the party\u2019s national chairman as timely and strategic. 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