All Progressives Congress in Adamawa State has launched a new Elders Council to calm tensions, rebuild internal trust and position the party for a decisive win in the 2027 elections. The announcement followed a high-stakes stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja on November 15, where senior party figures from all 21 local councils endorsed the move.
The formation of the Adamawa Progressive Elders Council, described as the initiative of the party’s state leader, brought together former governors, senators, ministers and long-standing political actors who agreed that the party could not approach another election cycle with unresolved disputes.
The Council’s leadership took the message to Yola on Sunday during a press conference at Muna Hotel, where Abubakar Sahabo Bawuro, Alhaji Usman Ibrahim, Rt. Hon. Wale Fwa, Ruth Sylvester Nuhu, Barr. Usman Abdullahi Shelleng and Dr Ahmad Sajoh addressed journalists. They stressed that the new body would steady the party and restore discipline as the countdown to 2027 intensifies.
Senator Abubakar Halilu Girei, Vice Chairman of the Council, explained that its creation followed a key proposal from the late Senator Muhammed Mana’s APC Reconciliation Committee, which had warned that the party risked deeper fractures if elders failed to take up a structured, coordinating role. Girei noted that the party’s leader in the state called for a respected Adamawa figure to rally credible elder statesmen who could serve as a buffer against factional clashes.
The Council’s mandate is blunt and strategic: secure overwhelming votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 and help the APC sweep governorship, National Assembly and State Assembly seats. Elders at the briefing said they share a common goal, which is to put aside personal ambitions and defend the party’s stability.
Hon. Bema Olvadi Madayi, Secretary of the Council’s Secretariat, said the team would soon release a roadmap that outlines the Council’s structure, legitimacy and engagement frameworks, all developed in close cooperation with the APC’s formal leadership at state and national levels.
The inaugural meeting produced a 12-point communique that now guides the Council’s work. The elders pledged to keep the party united, maintain peace and ensure fairness in all congresses. They committed to serve as a dispute resolution mechanism to stop internal fights from derailing campaign momentum. They also agreed that members must remain neutral, with no hidden political agendas beyond the success of the APC.
The Council vowed to help the party rebuild confidence among loyalists by pushing for a stronger reward system and consistent engagement across all political blocs. Party insiders say the new body could become one of the most influential stabilising structures the APC has built in Adamawa in recent years, especially as the race toward 2027 begins to tighten.
