The All Progressives Congress (APC) has replaced Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, with former Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari, as Chairman of the National Convention Central Coordination Committee ahead of the party’s March 27 and 28, 2026 national convention.
The development was confirmed in a statement signed by the APC National Secretary, Surajudeen Basiru, and posted on the party’s official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Friday.
“In further consultation with the leadership and national stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Central Coordination Committee for the 2026 National Convention has been reconstituted,” the statement said.
It added that sub-committees of the Central Coordination Committee would be constituted and announced in due course.
Governor Uzodimma, who was earlier named chairman of the committee, has now been reassigned as Treasurer following the fresh reconstitution approved by the party leadership.
The APC also expanded the membership of the committee from 73 to 90, bringing in additional party chieftains, including Senator Barry Mpigi and other senior figures within the ruling party.
Under the revised structure, former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim, was appointed Vice Chairman I, while Kwara State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, will serve as Vice Chairman II.
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, was retained as Secretary of the committee.
The changes come just days after the APC had initially unveiled Uzodimma as chairman of the 73-member committee, a move that signalled intensified preparations for the party’s national convention.
The March 2026 convention is expected to culminate in the election of new members of the APC’s National Working Committee (NWC), a process seen as crucial to the party’s internal reorganisation ahead of future electoral contests.
