WorldStage Newsonline– The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has thumped up President Bola Tinubu for guiding the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) to pick a notable politician from the North-Central geopolitical zone.
According to him, the choice has further reinforced the unity and cohesion needed in the ruling party, to respond strategically to the emerging political dynamics in the country.
At the party’s National Executive Committee’s meeting on Thursday, the party had unanimously picked former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda as the substantive Chairman of the party.
Yilwatda succeeded Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, who resigned as the National Chairman of the APC on June 27, 2025.
Following his emergence, Speaker Abbas congratulated the new Chairman, saying his appointment to lead the National Working Committee of the ruling party was strategic.
The Speaker, who had noted at the NEC meeting that Prof. Yilwatda was adopted as the APC National Chairman “under the guidance of President Tinubu,” said a notable politician from the North-Central geopolitical zone leading the APC has further reinforced the unity and cohesion in the ruling party.
Abbas stressed the need for the APC to respond strategically to the emerging political dynamics in the country.
While applauding the APC for successfully navigating the leadership change, the Speaker lauded President Tinubu for solidifying the ruling party’s dominance in the polity.
The Speaker urged Prof. Yilwatda to unite the organs, structures, and caucuses of the APC towards victory at the coming polls and the sustenance of the party as the formidable, viable platform for progressive governance of the country.
He prayed to God to guide Prof. Yilwatda in the right direction while wishing him a successful chairmanship of the APC.
