Following the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda was congratulated by the Arewa Christian Youth Leadership Forum (ACYLF) on becoming the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The group celebrated Yilwatda’s appointment as a significant milestone in the political participation of Northern Christians and a tactical shift for the ruling party, calling him a “distinguished technocrat, patriot, and proud son of Plateau State.”
ACYLF said in a statement issued by its National Chairman, Dunijir Gatama, that Professor Yilwatda, a digital governance specialist and former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, contributes “a wealth of experience, innovation, and generational insight” to the APC’s leadership.
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According to the statement, “this appointment is a bold and strategic recalibration of leadership within the APC—it is not just a routine political reshuffle.” President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s imaginative leadership and his determination to reform the party by bringing in capable, young, and forward-thinking leaders are evident in this.
Additionally, ACYLF took use of the occasion to praise President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for his concerted efforts to promote religious parity and national integration in federal appointments.
The group underlined that the appointment of Professor Yilwatda further demonstrates the President’s commitment to inclusive governance, citing the prior appointments of General Christopher Musa as Chief of Defense Staff and Senator George Akume as Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).
The group said, “These appointments have restored hope and trust in the democratic process and are monumental for our community.” “They make it very evident that minority voices, especially those of Northern Christians, are not only heard but also essential to the Nigerian project.”
