President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has constituted the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 presidential election, with former Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, appointed 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 and Coordinating Director for Media and Strategic Communication of the campaign.
President Tinubu will serve as chairman of the council, while Vice President Kashim Shettima and APC National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, will serve as vice chairmen.
Yari, a former governor and senator representing Zamfara West, will coordinate the council as Director-General, while Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has been appointed secretary.
APC National Secretary Ajibola Bashiru and Hadiza Bala-Usman will serve as deputy secretary and assistant secretary respectively.
The campaign structure also includes an advisory body made up of prominent party leaders and politicians, including former APC National Chairman Bisi Akande, veteran journalist and politician Segun Osoba, former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha, former APC National Chairman Abdullahi Adamu and Senator Florence Ita-Giwa.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni have been appointed deputy directors-general representing different regional interests. They will work alongside Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele and Deputy Senate President Jibril Barau.
Former Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole will oversee mobilisation, while President Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, will supervise administration.
James Faleke, who was involved in the APC’s 2022/2023 presidential campaign, has also been retained in a senior role as deputy director-general responsible for election planning, coordination and monitoring.
The campaign council has established zonal structures covering the South-West, South-South, South-East, North-West, North-Central and North-East.
The legal directorate will be headed by Muiz Adeyemi Banire, while the media and strategic communication directorate will be coordinated by Information and National Orientation Minister Mohammed Idris, alongside Dele Alake, Bayo Onanuga and Lanre Issa-Onilu.
Segun Dada, who served as Director of New Media during the 2022/2023 campaign, will return to the position. The council has also appointed five spokespersons, led by Dele Alake.
According to Onanuga, President Tinubu has directed members of the campaign council to work towards securing victory for the APC in the 2027 presidential election.
The President also urged the various directorates to engage other party members who were not included in the formal structure but could contribute to the campaign.
Tinubu, according to Onanuga, maintained that his administration had fulfilled its campaign promises and placed Nigeria on a path towards economic progress.
The President urged the campaign team to highlight the administration’s achievements as the APC prepares for nationwide mobilisation ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
The unveiling of the campaign council marks the beginning of a more structured phase of the APC’s preparations for the 2027 presidential contest.
Seunmanuel Faleye is a brand and communications strategist. He is a covert writer and an overt creative head. He publishes Apple’s Bite International Magazine.
