2027: Atiku Appoints Akobundu Director-General of ADC Presidential Campaign
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has appointed Senator Augustine Okwudiri Akobundu as Director-General of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The appointment was announced in a statement by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council. Shaibu said Akobundu would be responsible for coordinating the party’s campaign structures and overseeing its political and operational activities across the country.
Akobundu, a retired Colonel of the Nigerian Army, previously served as Minister of State for Defence and currently represents Abia Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly.
The campaign council will be chaired by Kashim Ibrahim-Imam, while former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has been named Deputy Chairman.
The council comprises six major operational directorates, each headed by a Deputy Director-General, alongside 30 directors assigned to specific areas of responsibility.
Veteran journalist and publisher Dele Momodu will serve as Deputy Director-General of the Media and Communications Directorate, while former Kogi State Senator Dino Melaye will take part in national outreach, mobilisation and public engagement.
Economist and banker Mohammed Hayatudeen will oversee the campaign’s policy structure, with former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Kingsley Moghalu, also listed among members of the policy team.
Former Edo State Governor and pioneer National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, John Oyegun, will chair the Campaign Advisory Council.
According to Shaibu, the structure was designed to promote coordination among the various arms of the campaign, with clearly defined responsibilities and measurable objectives.
Akobundu graduated from the Nigerian Defence Academy and served in several command and staff positions in the Nigerian Army before retiring as a Colonel in 2000. He later became Chairman of the Board of Management of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, and was appointed Minister of State for Defence by former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.
He has also held a number of positions within party administration, including National Vice Chairman, South-East Zonal Chairman and National Organising Secretary.
The senator’s appointment forms part of the unveiling of the ADC National Campaign Council and Presidential Campaign Management Committee. Shaibu said Akobundu’s military, administrative, political and legislative background would support the coordination of the campaign’s nationwide operations.
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