The All Progressives Congress has included the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike; Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke; Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori; and Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, in its revised Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 general election.
The list, made available to journalists on Tuesday, also features former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, and Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, among other political figures.
President Bola Tinubu will lead the campaign council, with Vice-President Kashim Shettima and the APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, serving as vice-chairmen.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas and Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq are also named as vice-chairmen.
Senator Abdulaziz Yari has been appointed Director-General of the council, while Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin and Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu are among the deputy directors-general.
Former Edo State Governor and Senator, Adams Oshiomhole, will serve as Deputy Director-General for Mobilisation.
Other key appointments include Femi Gbajabiamila, who will oversee administration; Ibrahim Kabir Masari, in charge of general logistics and operations; and former Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari, who will coordinate parliamentary mobilisation.
Minister of Works David Umahi has been assigned responsibility for infrastructure mobilisation and sensitisation, while James Faleke will oversee election planning, coordination and monitoring.
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma will serve as secretary of the council, with Senator Ajibola Basiru as deputy secretary and Hadiza Bala Usman as assistant secretary.
The revised structure also provides for zonal campaign coordinators and co-coordinators across the country’s six geopolitical zones.
For the South-South, Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu and Victor Giadom are listed as coordinator and co-coordinator, respectively.
Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah and Tjeoma Arodiogbu will oversee the South-East, while Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Prince Oladiran Iyantan will coordinate activities in the South-West.
In the North-Central, Muazu Bawa Rijau and Niger State Governor Umar Bago have been named to coordinate the campaign.
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani and Garba Datti Muhammad will oversee the North-West, while former Borno State Governor Ali Modu Sheriff and Idris Suhaibu will coordinate the North-East.
At the state level, the list names governors and other political figures as campaign coordinators.
Those listed include Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri; Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno; Soludo; Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum; Oborevwori; Uzodimma; Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf; Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun; Adeleke; Wike, for Rivers State and the Federal Capital Territory; and Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal.
The council also features former governors, party stalwarts and other prominent figures as advisers.
They include former APC national chairmen Adebisi Akande and Abdullahi Adamu; former Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun; former Osun State Governor Iyiola Omisore; Senator Ibrahim Dankwambo; Senator George Akume; former Ogun State Governor Segun Osoba; and Wale Edun.
Obafemi George has been named an adviser on media.
Meanwhile, the Directorate of Election Planning, Coordination, Monitoring and Mobilisation has been established as part of the party’s preparations for the 2027 polls.
Faleke will serve as its deputy director-general, with Stella Okotete and Engr. Abdullahi Garba Ramat appointed secretaries I and II, respectively. Audu Maikori is also listed as a secretary.
Other members of the directorate include Soares Omotola, Bashir Dabo, Sheriff Mohammed Usman, Jibrin Bancir, Ayoola Peter Olajolo, Abubakar Sadiq Sada and Princess Folasade Ogunbiyi.
In the Directorate of General Logistics and Operations, Masari has been appointed deputy director-general, with Adeniyi Tinubu and Barr. Yakub Bashir Bello serving as deputies. Prof. Kabiru Isa will serve as secretary.
Members of the directorate include Ekene Nwokoro Ogbonaya, Prof. Vincent Weli, Ambassador Olusola Iji, Amina Bello, Ahmed Zibiri, Annabel Isenyo, Terrence Kuanum, Prof. Latif Babatunde Ayeleru, Amarachi Ejike, Dr Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa and Prof. Shuaibu Abdullahi.
Other members are Senator Bello Tukur, Senator Adegbonmire Adeniyi Ayodele, Taiwo Adebowale, Sunusi Muhammad Abdullahi, Wasiu Olaomo Ayeola, Chief Isaac Ijwo, Garba Gololo Mohammed, Biodun Ogunbi, Ayuba Ganiyu Adele, High Chief Edem Duke, Yusuf Capt. Buba, Oden Ewa, Prince Ademuviwa Adex, Makinde Peter Abiola, Chief Solomon Ogba, Senator Lawal Hassan Dan Iya, Ambassador Kelvin Peter, Maggadas Mohammed Muazu and Victor Agwu.
The appointments form part of the APC’s organisational preparations for the 2027 presidential election, with the revised council bringing together serving public officeholders, former governors, legislators and party officials to coordinate campaign activities nationwide.
