APC Chairman Yilwatda Claims Politicians Abandoned Tinubu
On October 9, 2026, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), claimed that numerous politicians whom President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had supported in previous elections withdrew their support when he declared his intention to run for the presidency in 2023. Yilwatda made these remarks at the APC national secretariat in Abuja while welcoming defectors from opposition parties in Sokoto, Kaduna, Jigawa, Kano, and Plateau states.
He emphasized Tinubu's commitment to national unity, citing his support for various northern politicians, including Atiku Abubakar in 2007, Nuhu Ribadu in 2011, and Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 and 2019. Yilwatda urged the new APC members to support Tinubu and his administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda, asserting that their decision to join the ruling party reflected confidence in the President’s leadership.
He defended the administration's infrastructure projects in northern Nigeria against criticism, highlighting significant road and rail initiatives.
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