Yilwatda Receives Certificate of Return as APC Inaugurates New National Working Committee
The National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, has been presented with his Certificate of Return along with the Certificates of Return for the newly elected and returning National Working Committee (NWC) members, as Yilwatda is officially inaugurated as the Head of the party’s leadership.
The presentation ceremony took place on Thursday at the party’s National Secretariat and was led by the Convention Election Sub-Committee Chairman, Aminu Bello Masari and other prominent members of the Central Coordination Committee, including Mai Mala Buni and Yakubu Dogara.
The event marked the formal conclusion of the APC’s 2026 National Convention processes, ushering in a new leadership team comprising both returning and newly elected officials mandated with steering the party’s affairs.
Full List of APC National Working Committee (NWC):
National Chairman – Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda
Deputy National Chairman (North) – Hon. Ali Bukar Dalori
Deputy National Chairman (South) – Dr. Benjamin Obi Nwoye
National Secretary – Sen. Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru
National Vice Chairman (South-South) – Hon. Victor Giadom
National Vice Chairman (South-East) – Dr. Ijeomah Arodiogbu
National Vice Chairman (South-West) – Isaac Kekemeke
National Vice Chairman (North-East) – Barr. Idris Shuaibu
National Vice Chairman (North-Central) – Hon. Mu’azu Bawa Rijau
National Vice Chairman (North-West) – Hon. Garba Datti Muhammad
Deputy National Secretary – Prof. AbdulKarim Abubakar Kana
National Legal Adviser – Murtala Aliyu Kankia
National Treasurer – Uguru Mathew Ofoke
National Financial Secretary – Amb. Haruna Ginsau
National Organising Secretary – Muhammad Sulaiman Argungu
National Welfare Secretary – Donatus Enyinnah Nwankpa
National Publicity Secretary – Felix Morka
National Auditor – Sen. Abubakar Maikafi
National Women Leader – Mary Alile-Idele
National Youth Leader – Dayo Israel
National Leader (Persons with Disabilities) – Aare Durotolu Oyebode Bankole
Deputy National Financial Secretary – Hamma-Adama Ali Kumo
Deputy National Organising Secretary – Barr. Emeka Okafor
Deputy National Publicity Secretary – Hon. Durosinmi Meseko
Deputy National Women Leader – Hajiya Zainab Abubakar Ibrahim
Ex-Officio Members:
North Central – Dr. Opawoye Oluwatoyin Bunmi
North East – Adamu Jallah
North West – Kano Mohammed Jamu Yusuf
South East – Hon. Ikechukwu Umeh
South South – Mr. Francis Kolokolo
South West – Hon. Bunmi Orinowo
The inauguration of the new National Working Committee signals the official take-off of a reinvigorated leadership structure expected to strengthen party unity, consolidate internal democracy, and position the APC for future electoral contests.