The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has emerged as the new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Yilatda’s appointed was confirmed on Thursday, during the National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting of the APC.
He will replace Abdullahi Ganduje, who resigned last month, citing health issues.
The Deputy National Chairman (North), Ali Bukar Dalori, assumed office in an acting capacity after Ganduje stepped down.
Stakeholders had expected NEC to ratify Dalori’s role and give him a timeframe within which to organise an elective National Convention to choose a substantive chairman.
Prof. Yilwatda was born on August 8th, 1968, in Plateau State, North Central Nigeria, and is a politician, academic and engineer.
Yilwatda was the APC gubernatorial candidate in the 2023 election in Plateau State.
Between July 2017 and December 2021, he held the position of Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Benue State.
Also, he was the ICT director at the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, for 12 years.
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