President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima will lead the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council as chairman and vice chairman ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
The council, whose membership was released on Saturday, named former Zamfara State Governor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, as Director-General, while Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, will serve as secretary.
APC National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, was appointed vice chairman, while APC National Secretary, Ajibola Bashiru, and Hadiza Bala-Usman will serve as deputy and assistant secretaries respectively.
The council also named Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni as deputy director-generals for the southern and northern zones. They will work with Senators Opeyemi Bamidele and Jibril Barau.
Senator Adams Oshiomhole was appointed deputy director-general in charge of mobilisation, while the President’s Chief of Staff will oversee administration as deputy director-general.
James Abiodun Faleke, who played a key role in the APC’s 2022/2023 presidential campaign, returns as deputy director-general for election planning, coordination and monitoring.
The zonal directors for election planning include Senator Olushola Adeyeye for the South-West, 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.
Muiz Adeyemi Banire will head the legal directorate, supported by Liman Hassan and Babatunde Ogala as deputies.
The campaign’s media and strategic communication directorate will be coordinated by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, alongside Dele Alake, Bayo Onanuga and Lanre Issa-Onilu.
Tunde Rahman, Sunday Dare, Daniel Bwala and Felix Morka were named coordinating deputy directors, while Segun Dada will head the New Media Directorate, a position he also held during the 2022/2023 campaign.
The campaign council also named five spokespersons, led by Alake, with Alwan Hassan, Ayobami Oyalowo, Kemi Asekun-Shittu and Adamu Fanda as members of the team.
The council said it had also constituted an advisory team comprising Chief Bisi Akande, Chief Segun Osoba, Senator Rochas Okorocha, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and Senator Florence Ita Giwa.
Tinubu charged members of the campaign council to work towards securing victory for the APC in the January 2027 election.
The President urged the directorates to also engage party members who were not formally listed on the council, saying their contributions would be important to the campaign.
Tinubu said the administration had delivered on its campaign promises and placed Nigeria on a path of economic progress, urging the campaign team to communicate the government’s achievements to voters.
“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 “confidently showcase our record and inspire hope in every corner of our nation” while seeking to defeat opposition forces in the 2027 election.
