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Nentawe Yilwatda has been re-elected as the National Chairman of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) during the party’s 2026 national convention.
NAN reported that the party returned all members of its National Working Committee (NWC) through consensus and affirmative voice vote.
In his acceptance speech, Yilwatda said that the NWC was ready to lead and work to rebuild Nigeria under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu.
“Our mission is clear. Together, we will build a Pan-African and Pan-Nigerian party that is stronger, transparent, inclusive, and more disciplined and united than ever. We will deepen internal democracy. So that every member is heard, we will strengthen our structures so that every person will trust it,” said Yilwatda.
“We will expand the reach, so that the message of renewed hope is heard in every community. We will empower our youth because they are not just the future, but they are a huge and important part of today.”
Yilwatda also applauded President Bola Tinubu for his support for the party and his leadership of the country.
He said the future of APC was the future of Nigeria, anchored under the renewed hope agenda of the administration. He added that Nigerians are benefiting from the gains of his economic reforms.
“Marketing investment in infrastructure, even the roads, the rails and the energy; the new focus on social investment, to protect the most vulnerable. Expansion of digital innovation. I truly and completely accept this moment with a full understanding of the way of history, the expectation of our people, and the urgency of this moment,” he added.
“I don’t see this convention as a toy with a crown, but as a duty, with the burden of trust of millions of our members. I know that from this day, the way of the burden of leadership, to provide for the millions of our members, from every ward, every state, every corner of this nation, will now rest on our shoulders.”
Yilwatda expressed confidence that the party would be victorious in the 2027 general election.
