The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has lamented that poor communication is rendering the party’s achievements invisible despite significant infrastructure projects delivered by the Bola Tinubu administration and state governments.
Yilwatda made the observation on Tuesday at the Progressive Governors’ Forum-Renewed Hope Ambassadors Summit held at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja.
“Good governance without communication is invisible. I’ve visited many states. I’ve seen beautiful projects, beautiful things being done, but they’re invisible and not communicated,” the APC chairman lamented.
He emphasised that effective communication is critical to translating governance achievements into political capital ahead of the 2027 general elections.
“Communication without structure is noise. Politics without grassroots mobilisation is organised defeat,” Yilwatda said, explaining the rationale for establishing the Renewed Hope Ambassadors structure.
The party chairman listed major infrastructure achievements that have not received adequate publicity, including the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road, the Badagry-Sokoto Road with over 300 dams for irrigation agriculture, the Red Line rail project, and the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline project.
“Is it the Coastal Road or the Badagry-Sokoto Road with over 300 dams spread across the route for irrigation agriculture to boost food security in the country?
“Or the Red Line, or the AKK project, which is the biggest and most expensive project ever in the country? But have they been heard loud and clear?” he asked.
Yilwatda said Tuesday’s summit is meant to address this communication gap by ensuring that governance achievements translate to public gratitude and ultimately electoral victory.
“We’re here to ensure that governance translates to gratitude, gratitude by the people for the projects, and gratitude also translates to loyalty. And loyalty translates to our victory in 2027,” he stated.
He added, “When the President speaks, let the governors reimport it. When the governors deliver, let the ambassadors amplify it. When the party decides, let the members defend it.”
The chairman warned against what he called “contradictory narratives, internal sabotage, and freelance communication,” insisting that unity in messaging is strategic power for the party.
“One party means one message, no contradictory narratives, no internal sabotage, and no freelance communication. Unity is not optional. Unity is strategic power as a party,” he emphasised.
Yilwatda dismissed opposition attempts to exploit the administration’s economic reforms for political gain, saying opponents “whisper confusion where we speak in clarity.”
He argued, “The opposition always hopes that our difficult reforms will weaken us.
“They are waiting for temporary discomfort. They refuse to acknowledge the long-term benefits to this country.”
He expressed confidence that Nigerians will reward performance over rhetoric in 2027.
“In 2027, Nigerians will not vote noise. Rather, they will vote for the results they will see on the streets and across the country,” the APC chairman declared.
Yilwatda said the party has chosen “reform over rhetoric, restructuring over recycling of failure, and building the economy and making reforms over cosmetic solutions.”
He described the summit as “a defining gathering that will define our vision, our conviction, and our purpose as a political party.”
The chairman outlined the summit’s dual purpose as strengthening governance communication under the Renewed Hope agenda and laying structural foundations for victory in 2027.
“Today begins the future of our party and our country. The future is not something that we await. Rather, it is something that we organise, and today is the starting point,” he stated.
The summit, themed “Taking Renewed Hope to the Grassroots: One Party, One Message, One Mobilisation Framework,” brought together Renewed Hope Ambassadors from the 36 states and the FCT, zonal coordinators, and members of the Federal Executive Council.
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, who serves as Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum and Director-General of Renewed Hope Ambassadors, delivered the welcome address.
Vice President Kashim Shettima presented the Renewed Hope Compendium, while Tinubu gave the keynote address and officially opened the summit.
According to the programme, the Renewed Hope Ambassadors initiative is a grassroots mobilisation structure designed to communicate the administration’s achievements and build support ahead of the 2027 elections.
Zonal coordinators appointed include Senator Anyim Pius Anyim (South-East), Senator Tanko Al-Makura (North Central), Isa Yuguda (North East), Senator Ifeanyi Okowa (South-South), Senator Adedayo Adeyeye (South-West), and Aminu Masari (North-West).
The management team comprises Senator Uba Sani of Kaduna State as Deputy Director-General, Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State as Secretary, and James Faleke as Assistant Secretary.
The summit featured technical sessions, panel discussions, and a commitment ceremony aimed at aligning party structures for the 2027 electoral contest.
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