APC Chairman speaks on Akpabio’s chances of returning as Senate President in 2027

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Nentawe Yilwatda, has left open the possibility of Godswill Akpabio returning as Senate President in 2027.

Yilwatda said the decision on whether Akpabio would return as Senate President rests with the Senate and not the APC.

He spoke during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday night.

Asked whether Akpabio would return as Senate President in 2027, Yilwatda said, “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.”

On the political dispute between former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha and incumbent Governor Hope Uzodinma, the APC chairman said the party would allow the court to determine the matter.

Asked about the dispute, he said, “We will allow the court to settle it, but behind the scenes, we are doing management of the case.

“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.

“There is no political party that does not have a research unit, and the research unit goes as low as scavenging for data.”