After months of uncertainties, the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday elected its zonal and national officers at the March 26 National Convention.
The new national officers led by Senator Abdullahi Adamu, the National Chairman, emerged through consensus arrangement.
Six aspirants including former Governors George Akume, Abdulaziz Yari, Tanko Al-Makura; Saliu Mustapha; Senator Sani Musa, and Muhammed Etsu stepped down for Adamu, President Muhammadu Buhari’s choice.
Here is the list of the new national officers:
- National Chairman – Senator Abdullahi Adamu: (Nasarawa)
- Deputy National Chairman (North): Sen. Abubakar Kyari (Borno)
- Deputy National Chairman (South): Chief Emma Eneukwu (Enugu)
- National Secretary: Senator lyiola Omisore (Osun)
- Deputy National Secretary: Festus Fuanter (Plateau)
- National Vice Chairman: (North-Central): Muhazu Bawa Rijau (Niger)
- National Vice Chairman (North-East): Mustapha Salihu (Adamawa)
- National Vice Chairman (North-West): Salihu Lukman (Kaduna)
- National Vice Chairman (South-East): Dr. Ijeomah Arodiogbu (Imo)
- National Vice Chairman (South-South): Chief Victor Giadom (Rivers)
- National Vice Chairman (South-West): Isaac Kekemeke (Ondo)
- National Legal Adviser: Ahmed El-Marzuk (Katsina)
- National Treasurer: Uguru Mathew Ofoke (Ebonyi)
- National Financial Secretary: Bashir Usman Gumel (Jigawa)
- National Organizing Secretary: Suleiman Argungu (Kebbi)
- National Youth Leader: Dayo Abdullah Israel (Lagos)
- National Welfare Secretary: F.N. Nwosu (Abia)
18: National Publicity Secretary: Felix Morka (Delta)
- National Auditor: Senator Abubakar Malkafi (Bauchi)
- National Women’s leader: Dr. Betta Edu (Cross River)
21: Special Persons With Disability (PWD) Leader: Tolu Bankole (Ogun)
22.Deputy National Legal Adviser: Ibrahim Salawu (Kwara)
23: Deputy National Treasurer: Omorede Osifo (Edo)
24: Deputy Financial Secretary: Hamma-Adama Ali Kumo (Gombe)
25: Deputy National Organising Secretary: Nze Chidi Duru (Anambra)
26: Deputy National Publicity Secretary: Yakubu Murtala Ajaka (Kogi)
- Deputy National Welfare Secretary: Dr Christopher Akpan (Akwa Ibom)
28: Deputy National Auditor: Olufemi Egbedeyi (Oyo)
29: Deputy National Women’s Leader: Zainab Abubakar Ibrahim (Taraba)
- Deputy National Youth leader: Jamaludden Kabir (Zamfara)
- National Ex-officio (North-Central): Oluwatoyin Opawuye (Kwara)
- National Ex-officio (North-East): Sirajo Dabuwa (Bauchi)
33: National Ex-officio (North-West): Aliyu Ahmed Yako (Kano)
34: National Ex-officio (South-East): Agunwa Anekwe (Anambra)
- National Ex-officio (South-South): Diriwari Akedewei (Bayelsa)
- National Ex-officio (South-West): Mrs Bunmi Oriniowo (Ekiti)
- Zonal Secretary (North-Central): Yakubu Mohammed Adamu (FCT)
- Zonal Secretary (North-East): Mohammed Wali Shettima (Yobe)
- Zonal Secretary (North-West): Barr. Bello Goronyo (Sokoto)
- Zonal Secretary (South-West): Vincent Bewaji (Ekiti)
- Zonal Secretary (South-East): Azobi Innocent Itapi (Ebonyi)
- Zonal Secretary (South-South): Dr Ita Udosen (Akwa Ibom)
- Zonal Legal Adviser (North-East): Dauda Chapo (Taraba)
- Zonal Legal Adviser (North-Central): Hadiza Aliyu(Kogi)
- Zonal Legal Adviser (North-West): Barr.Dauda Usaini Dutse( Jigawa)
- Zonal Legal Adviser (South-West): Ismail Kolawole Majoro (Oyo)
- Zonal Legal Adviser (South-East): Mayor Ogbona Ernest (Ebonyi)
- Zonal Legal Adviser (South South): Nil
- Zonal Organising Secretary (North-East): Abubakar Adamu Musa( Taraba)
- Zonal Organising Secretary (North-West): Salisu Uba (Zamfara)
- Zonal Organising Secretary (North-Central): Ahmed Attah (Kogi)
- Zonal Organising Secretary (South-West): Lateef Ibirogba
53: Zonal Organising Secretary (South-East): Dozie Ikadite (Anambra)
- Zonal Organising Secretary (South-South): Blessing Agboma (Edo)
- Zonal Publicity Secretary (North-East): Lamido Mohammed (Gombe)
- Zonal Publicity Secretary (North-Central): John Okobo(Benue)
- Zonal Publicity Secretary (North -West): Musa Makatiya (Zamfara)
- Zonal Publicity Secretary (South-East): Augustine Onyedebehi (Imo)
- Zonal Publicity Secretary (South-South): Nil
- Zonal Publicity Secretary (South-West): Ayo Afolabi
- Zonal Women’s Leader (North-Central): Oluwatoyin Opawuye (Kwara)
- Zonal Women’s Leader (North-East): Zainab Abubakar Alman (Gombe)
- Zonal Women’s Leader (North-West): Hajiya Hadiza Shagari( Sokoto)
- Zonal Women’s Leader (South-West): Mrs Yetunde Adesanya (Ogun)
- Zonal Women’s Leader (South-South): Caroline Owugha (Bayelsa)
- Zonal Women’s Leader (South-East): Mimi Uchenna Diyokeh(Enugu)
- Zonal Youth Leader (North-Central): Zubairu Aliyu (Kwara)
68: Zonal Youth Leader (North-West): Abdulhamid Umar Mohammed (Kano)
- Zonal Youth Leader (North-East): Jason Baba Kkwaghe (Adamawa)
- Zonal Youth Leader (South-East): Nkenna Anyalewechi (Abia)
- Zonal Youth Leader (South-West): Kolade Lawal (Ondo)
- Zonal Youth Leader (South-South): Comrade Ebimobowe (Delta)
73: Zonal Leader of Person with Disability (North-Central): Laho Lazarus Audu(Benue)
- Zonal Leader of Person with Disability (North-East): Mohammed Baba Isa (Yobe)
- Zonal Leader of Person with Disability (North-West): Lawal Na Rago (Kano)
- Zonal Leader of Person with Disability (South-South): Chief Edet Aziz (Cross River)
- Zonal Leader of Person with Disability (South-East): Dr. Nwachukwu Chinedu (Imo)
- Zonal Leader of Persons With Disability (South West): Mashood Erubami (Oyo State)
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