FULL LIST: APC unveils new national working committee at 8th convention

The All Progressives Congress has produced a new national working committee at its 8th national convention in Abuja, filling leadership positions across the party’s governing structure through a consensus arrangement endorsed by stakeholders at Eagle Square.

Nentawe Yilwatda was reaffirmed as national chairman and Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru as national secretary, while Ben Nwoye emerged as deputy national chairman for the south — the most significant change from the previous committee. Nwoye replaces Emma Eneukwu following consultations among party leaders, with Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah said to have played a key role in securing his inclusion.

President Bola Tinubu, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, state governors, and members of the national assembly attended the convention. In his acceptance speech, Yilwatda pledged that the new leadership would not “fail or falter.” “We are ready to serve, ready to lead, and we are ready to build the party, together with the nation,” he said.

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The full composition of the new national working committee is as follows:

• National chairman — Nentawe Yilwatda
• Deputy national chairman (north) — Ali Bukar Dalori
• Deputy national chairman (south) — Benjamin Obi Nwoye
• National secretary — Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru
• Deputy national secretary — AbdulKarim Abubakar Kana
• National legal adviser — Murtala Aliyu Kankia
• National treasurer — Uguru Mathew Ofoke
• National financial secretary — Haruna Ginsau
• National organising secretary — Muhammad Sulaiman Argungu
• National welfare secretary — Donatus Enyinnah Nwankpa
• National publicity secretary — Felix Morka
• National auditor — Abubakar Maikafi
• National women leader — Mary A. Idele
• National youth leader — Dayo Israel
• National leader (persons with disabilities) — Durotolu Oyebode Bankole
• Deputy national financial secretary — Hammam Adamu Ali Kumo
• Deputy national organising secretary — Emeka Okafor
• Deputy national women leader — Zainab Abubakar Ibrahim
• Deputy national publicity secretary — Meseko Durosinmi Josiah
• Deputy national welfare secretary — Christopher Michael Akpan
• Deputy national auditor — Olugbenga Olayemi
• Deputy national legal adviser — Ibrahim Salawu
• Deputy national treasurer — Ben Akak
• Deputy national youth leader — Jamaludeen Kabiru
• National ex-officio (north-central) — Opawoye Oluwatoyin Bunmi
• National ex-officio (north-east) — Adamu Jallah
• National ex-officio (north-west) — Kano Muhammed Jamu Yusuf
• National ex-officio (south-east) — Ikechukwu Umeh
• National ex-officio (south-south) — Francis Kolokolo
• National ex-officio (south-west) — Bunmi Orinowo