The All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, as Chairman of the party’s National Convention Central Coordination Committee, with Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, named as Secretary.
The party’s National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday as preparations intensify for the APC national convention scheduled for March 27 and 28, 2026.
Basiru also announced that the Governor of Kwara State and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has been appointed Vice Chairman of the 73-member committee tasked with coordinating activities for the 2026 convention.
The ruling party had earlier released a detailed timetable for its 2025/2026 ward, local government, state, and zonal congresses across the country, which will culminate in the national convention where new members of the National Working Committee are expected to emerge.
Several serving governors were named as members of the committee. They include Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom, Douye Diri of Bayelsa, Hyacinth Alia of Benue, Babagana Zulum of Borno, Bassey Otu of Cross River, Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta, Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi, Monday Okpebholo of Edo, Abiodun Oyebanji of Ekiti, Peter Mbah of Enugu, Muhammed Yahaya of Gombe, Umar Namadi of Jigawa, Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano, Uba Sani of Kaduna, Dikko Radda of Katsina, Nasir Idris of Kebbi, Ahmed Ododo of Kogi, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa, Mohammed Bago of Niger, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo, Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers, Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto, and Agbu Kefas of Taraba.
Other prominent members of the committee include APC Interim National Chairman, Bisi Akande; former national chairmen Adams Oshiomhole, Abdullahi Adamu, and Abdullahi Ganduje; Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris Malagi; and Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa (retd.).
Also listed are Senate President Godswill Akpabio; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin; Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu; former Senate Presidents Anyim Pius Anyim, Ken Nnamani, and Ahmed Lawan; as well as former Speakers of the House of Representatives Aminu Masari, Patricia Etteh, Dimeji Bankole, Yakubu Dogara, Femi Gbajabiamila, and Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, among others.
The committee is expected to oversee logistics, coordination, and overall planning for the APC national convention as the party moves toward the selection of a new National Working Committee.
