{"id":174249,"date":"2025-08-14T14:35:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T13:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/north-central-support-for-tinubu-and-political-changes"},"modified":"2025-08-14T15:38:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:38:48","slug":"north-central-support-for-tinubu-and-political-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/north-central-support-for-tinubu-and-political-changes","title":{"rendered":"North-Central Support for Tinubu and Political Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A public affairs analyst and coalition leader, Ene Ogbole, has explained why the North-Central backed President Bola Tinubu on the tenure elongation granted to Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Adewale Bashir Adeniyi, and the recent emergence of Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda as the Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.<\/p>\n<p>Ogbole, addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, said Tinubu\u2019s decision to retain Adeniyi and appoint Yilwatda will tackle unemployment, poor education, insecurity, drug addiction, kidnapping, and political thuggery, among other problems bedevilling the region.<\/p>\n<p>She also challenged political leaders in the North-Central, especially the governors, to judiciously make use of the increase in the allocation to their state for the benefit of the poor and vulnerable in the zone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is heart-warming and reassuring to know that, while the prevailing challenges are resolute in ensuring that our region is reduced to the worst level of hardship and insecurity ever experienced in our political history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are consoled by the surge in current national revenue, which has presented leverage opportunities to all tiers of government to respond swiftly and adequately to the socio-economic, political, and security needs of the North-Central people and other regions of the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is our duty to let politicians know that patriotism is not about seeking power at all costs; it is about supporting those in government, whether we like them or not, to achieve the ultimate goal of delivering the dividends of democracy to the people, especially the poor and the vulnerable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe deeply appreciate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) for appointing Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda as the National Chairman of the Ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). It is considered a step in the right direction, as we are certain that the young professor will bring to bear contemporary ideas that will move the party forward in the right direction to be able to deliver the dividend of democracy to our people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn conclusion, and very importantly, we wish to extend our profound gratitude to the president once again for the wisdom he has displayed by extending the tenure of the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe extension underscores the unprecedented milestone in revenue generation, revolutionary and world-class initiatives, reforms, and sanity the NCS is enjoying under the Adewale Bashir Adeniyi-led Nigeria Customs Service.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In July 2025, President Tinubu extended Adeniyi\u2019s tenure by a year.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, last month, Yilwatda emerged as chairman of APC.<\/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. A public affairs analyst and coalition leader, Ene Ogbole, has explained why the North-Central backed President Bola Tinubu on the tenure elongation granted to Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Adewale Bashir Adeniyi, and the recent emergence of Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda as the Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":174248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[9081,254,18409,945,8645],"class_list":["post-174249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-adeniyi","tag-nigeria","tag-ogbole","tag-tinubu","tag-yilwatda"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>North-Central Support for Tinubu and Political Changes - 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