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The All Progressives Congress, APC, has reconstituted the leadership of its 2026 National Convention Central Coordination Committee, appointing former Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, as the new chairman.
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, who was initially named chairman of the committee, has been reassigned to serve as treasurer.
In addition, the APC expanded the committee’s membership from 73 to 90 members to accommodate more party stakeholders.
Newly added members include Senator Barry Mpigi and several other prominent APC chieftains.
According to the party, the adjustments form part of the revised 2026 APC National Convention Central Coordination Committee and were made to reflect zoning considerations and other strategic exigencies.
Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was plunged deeper into crisis on Thursday after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) formally recognized a caretaker committee backed by Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike, triggering outrage from rival party factions.
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The decision has intensified a long-running leadership dispute within the PDP, pitting the Wike-backed caretaker committee against a bloc aligned with PDP governors and led by Tanimu Turaki (SAN), who claims the position of national chairman.
The escalation became public after INEC invited members of the caretaker committee to its quarterly consultative meeting with political parties in Abuja. The committee is led by Abdulrahman Mohammed, with Samuel Anyanwu serving as caretaker national secretary.
At the meeting venue, Mohammed sat in a front-row seat marked “PDP Chairman,” while Anyanwu occupied a seat labeled “PDP National Secretary,” a visible sign of INEC’s recognition of the faction.
