ike, Adeleke, Soludo, Others Named in APC’s Revised 2027 Campaign Council
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released a revised presidential campaign council list ahead of the 2027 general election, naming several serving governors, ministers, lawmakers and prominent political figures among its members.
According to the list made available to journalists on Tuesday, President Bola Tinubu will head the council, with Vice-President Kashim Shettima and APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, serving as vice-chairmen. Senate President Godswill Akpabio, House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq are also listed as vice-chairmen.
Senator Abdulaziz Yari has been named Director-General, 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. Senator Adams Oshiomhole will serve as Deputy Director-General for Mobilisation.
Other appointments include Femi Gbajabiamila for administration, Ibrahim Kabir Masari for logistics and operations, former Speaker Aminu Masari for Parliament Mobilisation, and Minister of Works David Umahi for infrastructure mobilisation and sensitisation. James Faleke will oversee election planning, coordination and monitoring.
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has been named secretary of the council, with Senator Ajibola Basiru as deputy secretary and Hadiza Bala Usman as assistant secretary.
The revised list also features FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo. Former Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola and Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo are also included.
For the six geopolitical zones, Cross River Governor Bassey Otu and Victor Giadom will coordinate the South-South; Enugu Governor Peter Mbah and Tjeoma Arodiogbu will oversee the South-East; while Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Prince Oladiran Iyantan will coordinate the South-West.
Muazu Bawa Rijau and Niger Governor Umar Bago are listed for the North-Central, Kaduna Governor Uba Sani and Garba Datti Muhammad for the North-West, and former Borno Governor Ali Modu Sheriff and Idris Suhaibu for the North-East.
At the state level, the list names governors and other political figures as campaign coordinators. They include Ahmadu Fintiri for Adamawa, Umo Eno for Akwa Ibom, Soludo for Anambra, Babagana Zulum for Borno, Oborevwori for Delta, Uzodimma for Imo, Abba Kabir Yusuf for Kano, Dapo Abiodun for Ogun, Adeleke for Osun, Wike for Rivers and the Federal Capital Territory, and Dauda Lawal for Zamfara.
Former governors and party figures have also been included as advisers. They include former APC national chairmen Adebisi Akande and Abdullahi Adamu, former Ogun governors Ibikunle Amosun and Segun Osoba, former Osun governor Iyiola Omisore, Senator Ibrahim Dankwambo, Senator George Akume and Wale Edun. Obafemi George is listed as an adviser on media.
The council’s Directorate of Election Planning, Coordination, Monitoring and Mobilisation will be led by Faleke as deputy director-general, with Stella Okotete and Abdullahi Garba Ramat serving as Secretary I and Secretary II, respectively. Audu Maikori is also listed as a secretary, alongside other members of the directorate.
The revised structure outlines the APC’s proposed campaign leadership and coordination arrangements ahead of the 2027 general election.
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