The sun had barely risen over the bustling capital when whispers of a seismic shift began to circulate within the ranks of the All Progressives Congress (APC). By Thursday, at the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja, a new name was poised to take center stage: Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development. Sources close to the party revealed that, barring last-minute changes, Yilwatda would be named the Acting National Chairman, stepping into a role critical to steering the APC through turbulent times. The path to this moment had been paved with upheaval. On June 27, Abdullahi Ganduje, the APC’s former national chairman, tendered his resignation, leaving a void that Ali Bukar Dalori, the deputy national chairman (North), filled temporarily. But as the NEC meeting loomed, the party’s leadership sought a figure with both gravitas and loyalty to guide the APC forward. Yilwatda, a 56-year-o...