On Thursday, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda was elected as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
These identifies five things you should know about the new national chairman of Nigeria’s ruling party.
1. State of Origin, Birth
Prof. Yilwatda was born on August 8th, 1968, in Plateau State, North Central Nigeria, and is a politician, academic and engineer.
2. Tinubu’s Humanitarian, Disaster Management, and Social Development minister
Until his emergence as APC national chairman during Thursday’s National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting, Yilwatda was the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management. In October 2024, he took over from Betta Edu, who was suspended over a financial scandal.
3. Plateau State APC gubernatorial flagbearer in 2023
Yilwatda was the APC gubernatorial candidate in the 2023 election in Plateau State.
4. INEC REC
Between July 2017 and December 2021, he held the position of Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Benue State.
5. Director ICT, Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi
Also, he was the ICT director at the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, for 12 years.
Daily Post reports that Yilwatda’s appointment as APC Chairman follows the resignation of Abdullahi Ganduje in June 2025.
