{"id":4079,"date":"2026-09-09T23:49:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T23:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=4079"},"modified":"2026-09-09T23:51:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T23:51:49","slug":"apc-national-chair-begins-2-week-vacation-ahead-2027-general-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=4079","title":{"rendered":"APC National Chair begins 2-week vacation ahead 2027 General Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>*<strong><em>Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, commences a two-week vacation for rest amid the electioneering for the forthcoming 2027 General Elections<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has commenced a two-week vacation outside of the country, following what the leadership described as &#8220;an exceptionally demanding and eventful&#8221; first year of his tenure as leader of the governing party.<\/p>\n<p>The APC stated Prof. Yilwatda&#8217;s vacation is a well-deserved period of rest and personal rejuvenation after months of intense party engagements, consultations, travels and strategic activities undertaken by the National Chairman in the course of repositioning and strengthening the party in the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"yMDoBYCUYm\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=4058\">Nigeria harnesses $1bn public IT demand to power data cloud ecosystem<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cNigeria harnesses $1bn public IT demand to power data cloud ecosystem\u201d \u2014 Consumer Experience Is A Top Priority\" src=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=4058&amp;embed=true#?secret=EXXtHedjej#?secret=yMDoBYCUYm\" data-secret=\"yMDoBYCUYm\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Abimbola Tooki, Special Adviser to the National Chairman, All Progressives Congress on Media and Information Strategy, who disclosed this development in a statement Wednesday, September 9, 2026, said since assuming office, Prof. Yilwatda has devoted himself to the task of building a stronger, more cohesive and electorally competitive party, working closely with the National Working Committee (NWC), governors, members of the National Assembly, state party structures, elected officials, stakeholders and millions of party members across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The statement noted that under his leadership, the APC has successfully organised and concluded its National Convention, strengthened its internal structures and successfully conducted its primary elections at the various levels in preparation for the 2027 general elections.<\/p>\n<p>Tooki also stated that Yilwatda&#8217;s achievements, coming within a relatively short period, have further consolidated the APC&#8217;s position as Nigeria&#8217;s leading political party and one of Africa&#8217;s largest and most formidable political organisations.<\/p>\n<p>Far from being a disengagement from party affairs, the vacation provides the National Chairman with an opportunity to step back briefly from the intensity of day-to-day activities, recharge and reflect on the enormous responsibilities ahead.<\/p>\n<p>The statement further noted: &#8220;Prof. Yilwatda will use the period to rest, retool and further sharpen his strategic thinking ahead of the 2027 general elections, which will be a defining moment for the APC and the Renewed Hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The National Chairman will also utilise the period of respite to reflect on the next phase of the party&#8217;s development and put finishing touches to the design and planning of the forthcoming National Working Committee Retreat, which is expected to provide an important platform for the NWC to review the party&#8217;s journey so far, identify emerging challenges and agree on strategies for the months ahead, states the Special Adviser on Media and Information Strategy.<\/p>\n<p>The retreat is expected to further strengthen coordination within the NWC and enhance the party&#8217;s preparedness for the demanding electoral season ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Yilwatda&#8217;s decision to take a brief vacation is therefore both timely and necessary, coming after a sustained period of exceptionally rigorous party activities. Leadership, especially at the level of a national political party, requires not only constant engagement but also periods of reflection, strategic assessment and renewal, the statement further noted.<\/p>\n<p>The APC National Chairman remains fully committed to the party and its objectives.<\/p>\n<p>His temporary absence from the country does not in any way affect the operations or functioning of the party, as the National Working Committee continues to discharge its responsibilities in accordance with the party&#8217;s constitution and established procedures.<\/p>\n<p>The National Chairman is expected to return to Nigeria at the end of the two-week vacation and resume his engagements with renewed energy and focus.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, commences a two-week vacation for rest amid the electioneering for the forthcoming 2027 General&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, National Chairman of APC","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","_customify_content_layout":"","_customify_sidebar":"","_customify_page_header_display":"default","_customify_disable_header":"","_customify_disable_header_top":"","_customify_disable_header_main":"","_customify_disable_header_bottom":"","_customify_disable_page_title":"","_customify_disable_content_vertical_padding":"","_customify_disable_footer_top":"","_customify_disable_footer_main":"","_customify_disable_footer_bottom":"","_customify_breadcrumb_display":"","_customify_header_transparent_display":"default","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,3,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-highlights","category-infoeducation","category-regulators"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nentawe-Yilwatda-Goshwe-APC-Chairman-1cc.png",672,360,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nentawe-Yilwatda-Goshwe-APC-Chairman-1cc-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nentawe-Yilwatda-Goshwe-APC-Chairman-1cc-300x161.png",300,161,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nentawe-Yilwatda-Goshwe-APC-Chairman-1cc.png",672,360,false],"large":["https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nentawe-Yilwatda-Goshwe-APC-Chairman-1cc.png",672,360,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nentawe-Yilwatda-Goshwe-APC-Chairman-1cc.png",672,360,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nentawe-Yilwatda-Goshwe-APC-Chairman-1cc.png",672,360,false]},"author_info":{"info":["ConsumerConnect"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?cat=20\" rel=\"category\">Highlights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?cat=3\" rel=\"category\">InfoEducation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?cat=8\" rel=\"category\">Regulators<\/a>","tag_info":"Regulators","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4079"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4086,"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4079\/revisions\/4086"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}