The newly elected National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has pledged to take decisive actions to reposition the ruling party and attract more governors from the opposition, especially the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Yilwatda made this known on Thursday during an appearance on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, just hours after his emergence as APC national chairman in Abuja.
“My immediate priority is that the party is united,” he stated, emphasizing that he would work closely with party stakeholders to implement the APC manifesto to its fullest.
“I will go the extra mile to bring more governors from the PDP and other opposition parties into our fold,” he added.
The new chairman, a certified engineer with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), also has a background in academia and development.
He previously lectured at the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi in Benue State.
Yilwatda was the APC governorship candidate in Plateau State during the 2023 general elections but lost to Caleb Mutfwang of the PDP.
He was later appointed Minister of Humanitarian Affairs by President Bola Tinubu in October 2024, a position he held until his recent elevation to APC’s top position.
A former Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Yilwatda hails from Plateau State and brings a mix of technical expertise and political experience to his new role.
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