Uzodimma Heads 73-Member Committee for APC National Convention

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The Governor of Imo State and Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), Senator Hope Uzodimma, has been appointed as Chairman of the Central Coordination Committee for the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Convention scheduled to hold in March 2026.

 

Uzodimma will lead a 73-member committee drawn from serving and former governors, principal officers of the National Assembly, party leaders, and other key stakeholders of the ruling party.

 

The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, was named Vice Chairman of the committee, while the Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, will serve as Secretary.

 

The committee also includes several serving governors such as Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom), Douye Diri (Bayelsa), Hyacinth Alia (Benue), Babagana Zulum (Borno), Bassey Otu (Cross River), Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta), Francis Nwifuru (Ebonyi), Monday Okpebholo (Edo), Abiodun Oyebanji (Ekiti), Peter Mbah (Enugu), Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe), Umar Namadi (Jigawa), Abba Kabir Yusuf (Kano), Uba Sani (Kaduna), Dikko Radda (Katsina), Nasir Idris (Kebbi), Ahmed Ododo (Kogi), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), Mohammed Bago (Niger), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo), Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau), Siminalayi Fubara (Rivers), Ahmed Aliyu (Sokoto) and Agbu Kefas (Taraba).

 

Other prominent members include former APC National Chairmen Abdullahi Adamu and Abdullahi Ganduje; Senate President Godswill Akpabio; Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas; Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin; Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu; and former Senate Presidents Anyim Pius Anyim, Ken Nnamani and Ahmed Lawan.

 

Also on the list are former Speakers of the House of Representatives Patricia Etteh, Dimeji Bankole, Yakubu Dogara and Femi Gbajabiamila, as well as former governors such as Bisi Akande, Adams Oshiomhole, Aminu Masari, Abdulaziz Yari and Atiku Bagudu.

 

The committee is expected to oversee all preparations and logistics for the national convention, including venue arrangements, accreditation, security, media coordination and general organisation of the event.

 

The APC National Convention is a major party activity, where new members of the National Working Committee (NWC) are expected to emerge and key policy directions of the ruling party will be discussed ahead of the 2027 general elections.