The Obi-Kwankwaso Movement has unveiled a 59-member Presidential Campaign Council to coordinate its mobilisation and campaign activities ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The council, announced on Thursday, comprises zonal and state coordinators, as well as directors overseeing mobilisation, women affairs, strategy, security, legal affairs and other key areas.
The Director-General of the movement, John Ughulu, was named Director-General of the campaign, while the National Secretary, Saadatu Sani, is also a member of the campaign leadership.
The structure has representatives from the six geopolitical zones and the Federal Capital Territory, with state coordinators appointed for the 36 states.
Other positions on the council include directors in charge of grassroots mobilisation, women affairs, contact and engagement, special duties, procurement, information technology, legal affairs, strategy and planning, security and intelligence, and administration.
The development comes as the movement intensifies preparations to mobilise support for the joint presidential ticket of the Nigeria Democratic Congress candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, ahead of the 2027 election.
In a congratulatory message to the newly appointed council members, Sani described their selection as a call to duty and urged them to take the message of the movement’s principals to communities across the country.
“Your selection is not merely an appointment; it is a call to duty, sacrifice, leadership and service to Nigeria. At this critical moment in our nation’s history, the responsibility before the Presidential Campaign Council is enormous.”
She added, “You have been entrusted with the task of taking the vision, message and aspirations of our principals directly to the Nigerian people from the cities to the grassroots, from the states to the local governments, and from the wards to every community across the federation.”
According to her, the appointment was both an honour and a responsibility, stressing that the campaign’s mission was centred on Nigeria.
“Your appointment is an honour, but more importantly, it is a responsibility. The journey has begun. The assignment is clear. The mission is Nigeria,” she said.
Sani further said the movement was not built around individuals seeking personal recognition but around what it described as a broader national vision.
“The OK Movement is not built around individuals seeking personal recognition. It is a movement driven by a larger national vision: to mobilise Nigerians around the possibility of a better, more prosperous, united and functional Nigeria.”
She urged members of the campaign council to approach their responsibilities with discipline, loyalty and commitment to the movement’s objectives.
“We therefore expect every member of the Presidential Campaign Council to approach this assignment with discipline, loyalty, humility, courage and an unwavering commitment to the collective vision of the movement.”
She also said the campaign would require strategic planning, grassroots mobilisation and effective communication.
“The road ahead will require hard work. It will require strategic thinking, grassroots mobilisation, effective communication and, above all, the ability to work together as one formidable political family,” she stated.
The National Secretary added that the immediate responsibility of the council was to ensure that the message of Obi and Kwankwaso reached voters across the country.
