The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Nentawe Yilwatda, has been elected as the national chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) following his nomination and election by the members of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party.
Yelwatda assumed the role of chairman following the short interim leadership of Ali Dalori, who was appointed to oversee the party’s activities after Abdullahi Ganduje’s resignation.
The chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, Governor Hope Uzodimma, nominated him for the position, with the motion seconded by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen.
The nomination was subsequently put to a voice vote and approved by NEC members in attendance at the meeting held in Abuja on Thursday.
The minister took the oath of office at 02:50 pm in the presence of party bigwigs during the 14th NEC meeting holding at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, on Thursday.
Yelwatda, a digital systems expert and former APC governorship candidate in Plateau State, hails from Dungung in Kanke Local Government Area of the state.
