The Presidency has unveiled a 108-member Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC), with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as chairman and former Zamfara State governor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, appointed Director-General.
The list, released on Saturday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, brings together senior party leaders, serving governors, lawmakers, political strategists and media professionals ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Vice President Kashim Shettima will serve as vice chairman of the council, while APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, will also serve as vice chairman.
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State was named secretary, with APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Bashiru, and Hadiza Bala-Usman serving as deputy and assistant secretaries respectively.
Among the prominent figures appointed to advise the campaign chairman are former APC National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande; veteran journalist and politician, Chief Segun Osoba; former Imo State governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha; former APC 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 director-generals for the southern and northern zones.
They will work with Senator Opeyemi Bamidele and Deputy Senate President Jibril Barau in the two zones.
Former Edo State governor, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, was named 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 prominent role in the 2023 presidential campaign, returns as deputy director-general for election planning, coordination and monitoring.
He will work with zonal directors including Senator Olushola Adeyeye (South-West), Dr Ngozi Olejeme (South-South), Senator Uche Ekwunife (South-East), Muntaqha Rabe (North-West), Ahmed Muhammed Ketso (North-Central) and Senator Sani Danladi (North-East).
Stella Okotete, Engineer Abdullahi Garba Ramat and Audu Maikori were named secretaries of the election planning directorate.
In the legal directorate, Muiz Adeyemi Banire will serve as director, supported by Dr Liman Hassan and Babatunde Ogala as deputies. Other members include former Attorney-General of the Federation, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, former Katsina State governor Ibrahim Shema, Worgu Boms and Dr Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh.
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 appointed coordinating deputy directors, while Abdulaziz AbdulAziz, Temitope Ajayi, Arabinrin Aderonke and Frederick Nwabufor will serve as coordinating secretaries.
Segun Dada was named Director of New Media, a position he held during the 2022/2023 campaign, while Solomon Arowolo will serve as secretary of the directorate.
The campaign council also named five spokespersons, led by Dele Alake. Others are Alwan Hassan, Ayobami Oyalowo, Kemi Asekun-Shittu and Adamu Fanda.
Former Super Eagles captain Joseph Yobo is among the prominent names included in the 108-member council.
Onanuga said President Tinubu had charged members of the council to work tirelessly to secure victory for the APC in the January 2027 elections.
The President also urged directorate leaders to reach out to other party members who were not formally listed, but who could contribute to the campaign’s efforts.
According to Onanuga, the campaign will focus on highlighting the administration’s achievements and presenting its economic policies as evidence of progress.
“We have delivered on our campaign promises and set our country on a path of economic progress,” the statement quoted Tinubu as saying.
The President said the APC had achievements to showcase as the campaign season approaches, urging members to “confidently showcase our record and inspire hope in every corner of our nation.”
He further charged the campaign team to defeat opposition forces seeking to return the country to what he described as the past.