President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima will chair the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council as the party begins preparations for the 2027 general election.
The composition of the campaign council, released on Saturday, named Tinubu as chairman and Shettima as vice-chairman, with APC National Chairman, Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, also designated as a vice-chairman.
Former Zamfara State Governor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, will serve as Director-General of the council, while Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, was appointed secretary.
The APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Bashiru, and former Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Hadiza Bala-Usman, will serve as deputy secretary and assistant secretary respectively.
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The President will be supported by a council of advisers comprising former governors and senior political figures, including Chief Bisi Akande of Osun State, Aremo Segun Osoba of Ogun State, Senator Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, former Nasarawa State Governor Senator Abdullahi Adamu and Senator Florence Ita Giwa.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas and Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni have been appointed Deputy Directors-General for the southern and northern blocs.
They will work alongside Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele and Deputy Senate President Jibril Barau in coordinating activities across the two regions.
Former Edo State Governor, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, will oversee mobilisation as Deputy Director-General, while the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, will serve as Deputy Director-General for administration.
The APC has also returned James Abiodun Faleke, member representing Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, as Deputy Director-General for election planning, coordination and monitoring.
Faleke, who played a prominent role in the party’s 2022/2023 campaign, will coordinate zonal directors across the six geopolitical zones.
They are Senator Olushola Adeyeye for the South-West, Dr Ngozi Olejeme for the South-South, Senator Uche Ekwunife for the South-East, Muntaqha Rabe for the North-West, Ahmed Muhammed Ketso for the North-Central and Senator Sani Danladi for the North-East.
Stella Okotete, Engineer Abdullahi Garba Ramat and Audu Maikori will serve as secretaries of the election planning directorate.
Dr Muiz Adeyemi Banire will head the legal directorate, with Dr Liman Hassan and Babatunde Ogala serving as deputies.
Other members of the legal team include Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi; former Katsina State Governor Ibrahim Shema; Worgu Boms and Dr Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh.
The media and strategic communications directorate will be coordinated by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, alongside the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, Bayo Onanuga and Lanre Issa-Onilu.
Tunde Rahman, Sunday Dare, Daniel Bwala and Felix Morka have been appointed coordinating deputy directors, while Abdulaziz AbdulAziz, Temitope Ajayi, Aderonke and Frederick Nwabufor will serve as coordinating secretaries.
Segun Dada will return as Director of New Media, a position he held during the 2022 campaign, with Solomon Arowolo appointed Secretary of New Media.
The council has also named five spokespersons, led by Alake. The others are Alwan Hassan, Ayobami Oyalowo, Kemi Asekun-Shittu and Adamu Fanda.
Tinubu charged members of the campaign council to work towards securing victory for the APC in the January 2027 elections.
He also urged directorate heads to engage party members who were not included in the published list and encourage them to contribute to the campaign effort.
The President said the administration had fulfilled its campaign promises and placed Nigeria on a path towards economic recovery and growth.
“We have delivered on our campaign promises and set our country on a path of economic progress,” Tinubu said.
He urged the campaign team to use the election period to highlight the administration’s achievements and present its record to voters.
“As we march into the campaign season, we have many achievements to trumpet—let us confidently showcase our record and inspire hope in every corner of our nation,” he said.
Tinubu also called on APC members to defeat political forces he accused of seeking to reverse the country’s progress.
