The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has declared that no governor or individual has control over the ruling party, stressing that key decisions are taken at the national level.
According to Yilwatda, the APC operates strictly by structure, not sentiments or personal influence, noting that activities at the state level are guided by plans made nationally.
“Across the country, nobody can take any section of the party. For anything you are going to do at the state level, it is planned at the national level. It is not planned at the state level. This is the APC structure and that is how we work,” he said.
He added, “We work with structure. We don’t work with sentiments and emotions. Nobody has control over the party, even myself. No local government chairman has control over APC. No governor has control over APC. No senator or individual has control over APC.”
The APC chairman further explained that the party deliberately avoided establishing a Board of Trustees to prevent internal crises and power struggles.
“That was why APC doesn’t have a board of trustees. APC is owned by the people. People are the trustees of APC,” he said.
Yilwatda contrasted the APC with other political parties where, according to him, a few individuals dominate party structures, adding that as national chairman, he is not supervised by any board.
“Unlike other political parties where you have some people controlling and having structures of the party in their hands. As a party chairman, there is no board of trustees supervising me. I supervise myself,” he stated.
