This was reinforced by the fact that APC National Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda and National Secretary Ajibola Basiru – both staunch Tinubu loyalists – are legally empowered to oversee primaries and can easily disqualify aspirants who fail to fall in line (AC Vol 67 No 6 Signing a one-party state into electoral law)...
Tinubu will be expected to come up with a ‘master list' of his preferred candidates and his authority in the APC is boosted by having as close allies the National Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda and the National Secretary Ajibola Basiru...
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Abubakar Kyari scored as low as 13% Communications Minister Bosun Tijani managed to scrape 22% Minister of Solid Minerals Development Dele Alake received 37% and Humanitarian Affairs Minister Nentawe Yilwatda scored just 9%...
Another strategic appointment is Nentawe Yilwatda the new Minister of Humanitarian Affairs overseeing anti-poverty programmes and managing donations...
The PDP's Caleb Mutfwang was declared winner of the governor election ahead of the APC's Nentawe Yilwatda...
