Nigerian Eye
FULL LIST: Yari named DG as APC constitutes 108-member presidential campaign council
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has constituted its
presidential campaign council for the 2027 elections.
President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima
will serve as chairman and vice chairman of the campaign council, respectively.
Nentawe Yilwatda, the APC national chairman, will also serve
as vice chairman, while Senator Abdulaziz Yari, former Zamfara state governor,
has been named the campaign’s director-general.
According to the list released Saturday morning by Bayo
Onanuga, the presidential spokesperson, Ajibola Basiru, national secretary of
the APC, and Hadiza Bala-Usman were appointed as deputy and assistant
secretaries.
“The chairman of the campaign Council, President Tinubu,
will work with a body of advisers comprising Chief Bisi Akande, Chief Segun
Osoba, Senator Rochas Okorocha, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, and Senator Florence
Ita Giwa,” the statement readms.
“Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker Tajudeen Abass,
and Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State have been assigned as deputy
director-generals for the campaign in the south and the north.
“They will work with Senator Bamidele Opeyemi and Senator
Jibril Barau in the two zones.”
According to the statement, Adams Oshiomhole, former
governor of Edo, will serve as deputy director-general in charge of
mobilisation, while Femi Gbajabiamila, Tinubu’s chief of staff, will serve as
deputy director-general for administration.
Onanuga said James Faleke, who played a pivotal role in the
campaign for Tinubu’s first term, has been retained as deputy director-general
for election planning, coordination and monitoring.
“Faleke will work with zonal directors, with Senator
Olushola Adeyeye in the South West, Dr Ngozi Olejeme in the South South,
Senator Uche Ekwunife in the South East, Muntaqha Rabe in the North West, Ahmed
Muhammed Ketso in the North Central, and Senator Sani Danladi in the North
East,” Onanuga said.
Other members of the council include Stella Okotete,
Abdullahi Garba Ramat and Audu Maikori as secretaries of the election planning
directorate; Muiz Banire as legal director; Lateef Fagbemi, attorney-general of
the federation (AGF); and Kingsley Udeh.
IDRIS TO COORDINATE MEDIA
Mohammed Idris, minister of information and national
orientation, is to serve as the coordinating director for media and strategic
communication, alongside Dele Alake, minister of solid minerals development,
Onanuga, and Lanre Issa-Onilu.
The media directorate also includes Tunde Rahman, Sunday
Dare, Daniel Bwala, and Felix Morka, APC national publicity secretary, who have
been assigned as coordinating deputy directors. Temitope Ajayi, Arabinrin
Aderonke, and Fredrick Nwabufo were listed as coordinating secretaries.
Five spokespersons have been appointed for the council,
including Alake, Alwan Hassan, Ayobami Oyalowo, Kemi Asekun-Shittu and Adamu
Fanda.
According to the statement, Tinubu urged all council members
to work tirelessly to deliver victory for the party in the January 2027
elections.
He also encouraged the leaders of the various directorates
to reach out to other party members who may not have been formally listed to
join their efforts.
“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 was quoted as saying.
“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. Let us soundly defeat all those forces who plan
to take our country backwards.”
On Wednesday, the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) officially opened campaigns for the presidential and national assembly
elections.
The campaign window runs until January 14, 2027, according
to INEC’s revised timetable.
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of the African
Democratic Congress (ADC) and Peter Obi, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC)
flagbearer, are among the major contenders in the 2027 presidential election
alongside Tinubu.
See the full list of the APC campaign council.
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