President Bola Tinubu has constituted the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 general elections, appointing former Zamfara State Governor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, as Director-General.
The composition of the campaign council was announced on Saturday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.
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.
Yari, a former two-term governor of Zamfara State and prominent figure in the APC, will coordinate the campaign as Director-General.
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, was appointed Secretary, while APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Bashiru, and Hadiza Bala-Usman were named Deputy Secretary and Assistant Secretary respectively.
The campaign council will be supported by a team of senior political figures serving as advisers. They include former APC National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande; former Ogun State Governor, Chief Segun Osoba; former Imo State Governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha; former APC National Chairman, 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 were appointed Deputy Directors-General for the campaign in the southern and northern parts of the country.
They will work with Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele and Deputy Senate President Jibril Barau in coordinating campaign activities across the two regions.
Former Edo State Governor, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, was appointed Deputy Director-General in charge of Mobilisation, while the President’s Chief of Staff will serve as Deputy Director-General in charge of Administration.
James Abiodun Faleke, who played a key role in the APC’s 2022/2023 presidential campaign, also returns as Deputy Director-General in charge of Election Planning, Coordination and Monitoring. Faleke will work with zonal directors appointed to coordinate campaign activities across the six geopolitical zones.
Senator Olushola Adeyeye will oversee the South-West; Dr Ngozi Olejeme, the South-South; Senator Uche Ekwunife, the South-East; Muntaqha Rabe, the North-West; Ahmed Muhammed Ketso, the North-Central; and Senator Sani Danladi, the North-East.
Stella Okotete, Engineer Abdullahi Garba Ramat and Audu Maikori were appointed secretaries of the Election Planning Directorate.
The Legal Directorate will be headed by Muiz Adeyemi Banire, with Dr Liman Hassan and Babatunde Ogala serving as deputies.
Other members of the legal team include the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi; former Katsina State Governor Ibrahim Shema; Worgu Boms; and Dr Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh.
For Media and Strategic Communication, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, was appointed Coordinating Director.
He will work with Dele Alake, Bayo Onanuga and Lanre Issa-Onilu.
Tunde Rahman, Sunday Dare, Daniel Bwala and Felix Morka were named Coordinating Deputy Directors, while Abdulaziz AbdulAziz, Temitope Ajayi, Arabinrin Aderonke and Frederick Nwabufor will serve as Coordinating Secretaries.
Segun Dada returns as Director of New Media, a position he held during the 2022/2023 presidential campaign, while Solomon Arowolo was appointed Secretary, New Media.
The campaign council also named five spokespersons, led by Dele Alake. The others are Alwan Hassan, Ayobami Oyalowo, Kemi Asekun-Shittu and Adamu Fanda.
According to Onanuga, Tinubu charged members of the council to work tirelessly towards securing victory for the APC in the January 2027 elections.
The President also directed leaders of the various directorates to bring other party members into the campaign effort, including those who were not formally listed in the council.
Tinubu said the campaign should focus on the achievements of his administration and its economic reforms.
“We have delivered on our campaign promises and set our country on a path of economic progress. We are definitely out of the dark tunnel and are now at the cusp of reaping the benefits of a prosperous economy that will benefit all Nigerians,” the President said.
He urged the campaign team to confidently present the administration’s record to Nigerians and use its achievements to inspire support 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,” Tinubu said.
He further charged the campaign council to defeat opposition forces seeking to replace the APC government.
“Let us soundly defeat all those forces who plan to take our country backwards,” he added.
