Fresh APC Crisis As Governors Fight Over NWC Slots

APC governors clash bitterly over National Working Committee positions ahead of pivotal Abuja party convention. Tensions rise as state leaders fiercely contest strategic NWC allocations, threatening unity before crucial national gathering.

State leaders fiercely contest allocations, fueling internal divisions that threaten smooth convention preparations and unity.

Tensions escalate within the ruling party as state leaders fiercely contest NWC slots distribution formula.

APC Degenerates into Ferocious War Before Convention

Reports show APC rapidly descends into brutal attrition war preparing for 2026 National Convention in Abuja this month.

Internal power struggles intensify among governors and leaders over critical positions, threatening party unity and convention success.

Progressives Governors’ Forum Deadlocks

Senior APC sources confirm Progressives Governors’ Forum held two intense closed-door Abuja sessions over NWC disputes.

Meetings ended without resolutions as regional power brokers fiercely defend zoning preferences and candidate nominations persistently.

The sources disclosed that there are disagreements on which geopolitical zone takes which NWC office and who, within each zone, gets to name the candidates.

“The governors are not fighting over principle. They are fighting over power. Every position on that NWC is a lever for 2027,” the source said.

APC Governors Battle Key NWC Positions

Main APC disagreement centers on three vital NWC roles: Deputy National Chairman North, Organising Secretary position.

National Publicity Secretary plus Deputy Publicity Secretary fuel fierce governors’ clash over strategic convention allocations.

These offices will be critical instruments for managing delegate lists, primaries and media narratives in the run-up to the 2027 general elections.

A senior party source disclosed that Governors elected on the platform of the APC Governors’ Forum are unhappy, and many feel blindsided by earlier declarations.

For instance, it was learnt that the North West is pushing hard for enhanced representation in the NWC.

North Central Defends National Chairman Position

North Central zone, holding National Chairman Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, firmly insists maintaining current status quo amid APC tensions.

They resist NWC reallocation pressures from rival governors seeking strategic shifts before crucial 2026 convention battles.

The APC has inaugurated its National Central Coordinating Committee for the 2026 national convention.

Professor Yilwatda, APC National Chairman, presided over the inauguration at the party’s Abuja national secretariat.

During the inauguration, he said the move reflects the party’s commitment to internal democracy and organisational discipline.

Former Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari, serves as Chairman of the Committee, with former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim, as Vice Chairman I; Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State as Vice Chairman II; Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State as Treasurer and Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State as Secretary.

Governors Clash on Convention Committee

Multiple sources reveal three APC governors on the committee hold conflicting NWC zoning positions amid intense lobbying.

They quietly push regional demands from home bases, refusing compromise until personal and zonal allocation demands get fully satisfied.