Uzodimma chairs central coordination committee for APC national convention 

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has constituted a 73-member Central Coordination Committee for the 2026 National Convention slated for March 2026.

Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), Hope Uzodimma, will chair the Committee while Chairman Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Kwara Governor,  AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, will serve as Vice Chairman while the former National Caretaker Committee Chairman and Yobe Governor Mai Mala Buni is named Secretary of the Committee. 

The constitution of the committee was contained in a statement by the National Secretary of the party, Senator Ajibola Basiru, in Abuja on Monday night.

The NWC at its 183rd meeting last Friday constituted the Committee after wide consultation with various statutory organs and critical stakeholders of the party.

All the 29 Governors elected under the platform of the party are members of the committee. Also on the committee are former National Chairmen of the party – Chief Bisi Akande, Senator Adams Oshiomole and Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.

Other members are the Senate President Godswill Akpabio; Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin; Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu; former Senate Presidents and Speakers of House of Representatives who are members of the party, are also appointed to serve on the committee.

Also on the committee are serving and former principal officers of the two chambers of the National Assembly.

Members of the Federal Executive Council of the committee include Minister of Budget Planning, Atiku Bagudu; Minister of Defence General Christopher Musa; Information Minister, Mohammed Idris Malagi, Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Giadam.

The details for the inauguration of the committee will be announced later.