The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has said the party will allow the court to determine the political dispute involving former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha and incumbent Governor Hope Uzodimma.
Yilwatda made this known during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday night.
Asked about the disagreement between the two prominent APC figures, the party chairman said the legal process would be allowed to take its course, while the party continued to manage the situation internally.
“We will allow the court to settle it, but behind the scenes, we are doing management of the case,” he said.
Yilwatda Speaks on APC Intelligence Gathering
During the interview, Yilwatda also spoke about the information-gathering activities of political parties in Nigeria.
He claimed that the APC had extensive intelligence reports on political developments and maintained that political parties operated research units to gather information.
“The report I have of all the political parties, you don’t have one tenth of it. I have my intelligence around everybody. I filter data from all,” he stated.
He added that political parties gathered information through their research departments, which he said worked to obtain data at different levels.
APC Chairman Addresses Akpabio’s 2027 Senate Presidency
Yilwatda also addressed speculation about whether former Akwa Ibom State Governor and current Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, would retain the position after the 2027 general election.
The APC chairman said the decision on who becomes Senate President rests with elected senators rather than the ruling party.
“You know that the Senate will determine it. Let’s wait for the election first. I don’t have anybody in mind. The Senate will determine who they want to make Senate President. We, as a party, will only just bring the Majority Leader,” he said.
His comments indicate that the APC leadership is not publicly committing to a preferred candidate for the Senate presidency ahead of the 2027 elections.
