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“Hold your Govs., LG Chairmen accountable”, APC Chairman urges Nigerians

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APC Chair urges Nigerians

…Says governance, development starts from grassroots The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has urged Nigerians to broaden their expectations of governance beyond the Federal Government, insisting that state governors and local government chairmen must also be held accountable for the nation’s progress and citizens’ welfare. Speaking during a media interaction at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja yesterday, Prof. Yilwatda said it was unfair and politically myopic for Nigerians to heap all the blame for the country’s economic difficulties on President Bola Tinubu’s administration,…

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APC chairman: Yilwatda’s emergence alters zoning structure

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Yilwatda’s emergence

The emergence of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda as the successor  of Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday, altered the zoning structure in the party, The ‘election’ of Yilwatda at the 14th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held at the Presidential Villa, underlined the sustained agitation by stakeholders in the APC from the North-Central zone that the seat of national chairman of the ruling party be returned to the region. His choice followed…

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2027: Yilwatda unveils APC unity agenda 

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…Hints at Kwankwaso’s defection in bold strategy  In his first major appearance since assuming office, the newly sworn-in National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has unveiled an ambitious roadmap for the party—centered on unity, expansion, and strategic consolidation ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking Thursday night on a television programme, Yilwatda projected a calm but resolute leadership style, one he says mirrors that of President Bola Tinubu: “calm, gentle, but taking bold decisions where others even fear to discuss”. Yilwatda recounted how his emergence…

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