…Names Yari as DG, Uzodimma Secretary
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has constituted its 108-man Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 general election, with former Zamfara State governor, Senator AbdulAziz Yari, appointed Director-General and Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma, as Secretary.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will serve as Chairman of the council, while Vice-President Kashim Shettima and APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, will serve as Vice-Chairmen I and II respectively.
The composition of the Council was announced in a statement issued by the Presidency yesterday and signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. Senator Ajibola Basiru, the APC National Secretary, was named Deputy Secretary, while Hadiza Bala-Usman will serve as Assistant Secretary.
Tinubu will be supported by a team of advisers comprising former APC National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande; veteran journalist and politician, Chief Segun Osoba; former Imo State Governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha; former APC National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu; and Senator Florence Ita-Giwa.
The senior campaign leadership includes: Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni, Senator Bamidele Opeyemi and Deputy Senate President Jibril Barau as Deputy Directors-General overseeing the campaign’s regional structure. Senator Adams Oshiomhole was appointed Deputy Director-General for Mobilisation, while the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, will oversee administration. James Faleke, who played a prominent role in the APC’s 2022/2023 presidential campaign, returns as Deputy Director-General for Election Planning, Coordination and Monitoring.
Under the election-planning directorate, the party appointed 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, Abdullahi Garba Ramat and Audu Maikori were named secretaries of the directorate.
The campaign’s legal directorate will be headed by Muiz Adeyemi Banire, (SAN), with Liman Hassan and Babatunde Ogala as deputies. Other members include Prince Lateef Fagbemi, former Katsina State Governor Ibrahim Shema, Worgu Boms and Dr. Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh.
The media and strategic communication directorate will be coordinated by 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 appointed Coordinating Deputy Directors, while AbdulAziz AbdulAziz, Temitope Ajayi, Aderonke Arabirin and Frederick Nwabufor will serve as Coordinating Secretaries. Segun Dada, who held a similar position during the 2022/2023 campaign, returns as Director of New Media, with Solomon Arowolo as Secretary.
The Council also appointed five presidential campaign spokespersons, led by Alake, with Alwan Hassan, Ayobami Oyalowo, Kemi Asekun-Shittu and Adamu Fanda as members of the team.
The APC also established a zonal coordination structure, with Senator Bassey Otu for the South-South, Enugu State Governor Ndubuisi Mbah for the South-East, Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the South-West, Niger State governor Umar Bago for the North-Central, former Borno State governor, Ali Modu-Sheriff for the North-East, and Kaduna State governor Uba Sani for the North-West.
The finance and fundraising structure will be headed by Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori as Director of Finance/Treasurer, supported by Ahmed Usman Ododo and Abubakar Kabir Bichi as deputies. Tanimu Yakubu will serve as Secretary of the Finance/Treasury directorate, while Ogun State governor Dapo Abiodun will head fundraising.
Other operational appointments include Ibrahim Kabir Masari as Deputy Director-General for Logistics and Operations, Aminu Bello Masari for Parliamentarian Mobilisation, and Engr. Nweze David Umahi for Infrastructure, Mobilisation and Sensitisation.
The APC said the extensive structure brings together the presidency, party leadership, governors, National Assembly leaders, former governors, political organisers, lawyers, media professionals, fundraisers and election strategists across the country’s six geo-political zones.
Charging members of the council to work tirelessly for victory in the January 2027 presidential election, Tinubu urged campaign leaders to also mobilise party members who were not formally listed in the Council.
The President said his administration had delivered on its campaign promises and placed Nigeria on what he described as a path toward economic progress.
Tinubu urged the campaign team to showcase the administration’s achievements and inspire confidence among voters across the country. “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 added.
The inauguration of the campaign council marks a major step in the APC’s preparations for the 2027 presidential contest, which is expected to be fiercely contested.
