.Tinubu named chairman with body of advisers which include Akande, Okorocha, Adamu, Osoba, Ita-Giwa
.Shettima, Yilwatda are to serve as vice chairmen, while Akpabio, Abbas, Buni, Bamidele, Barau are deputy DGs
.Tinubu charges council members to work tirelessly for party’s victory in the January, 2027 presidential poll
Deji Elumoye in Abuja
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday constituted a high-powered Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the January, 2027 Presidential election with former Governor of Zamfara State and serving Senator, Abdulaziz Yari named the Director-General and Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State as Secretary.
According to a release issued by presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga,
President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima will serve as chairman and vice chairman of the Council respectively.
Party Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda will also serve as vice chairman, APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Bashiru and Special Adviser to the President, Hadiza Bala-Usman will serve as deputy and assistant secretaries.
Chairman of the campaign Council, President Tinubu, will work with a body of advisers namely pioneer national Chairman of the APC, Chief Bisi Akande; former Ogun state Governor, Chief Segun Osoba; ex-Imo State Governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha; former national Chairman of APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, and former presidential aide, Senator Florence Ita Giwa.
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.
Former National Chairman of the APC, Senator Adams Oshiomhole will serve as deputy director-general in charge of mobilisation, while the President’s Chief of Staff, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, will serve as deputy director-general for administration.
A ranking member of the National Assembly, Hon James Abiodun Faleke, who played a pivotal role in the 2022/2023 campaign, has returned as deputy director-general for election planning, coordination and monitoring.
The release further stated that 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.
Ms Stella Okotete, Engineer Abdullahi Garba Ramat and Audu Maikori will serve as secretaries of the election planning directorate.
Muiz Adeyemi Banire will lead the legal directorate as director, with Dr Liman Hassan and Babatunde Ogala as deputies. Other members are Prince Lateef Fagbemi, former governor Ibrahim Shema, Worgu Boms and Dr Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh.
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris Malagi, will serve as the coordinating director for media and Strategic Communication, along with Dele Alake, Bayo Onanuga, and Lanre Issa-Onilu. The media directorate also includes Tunde Rahman, Sunday Dare, Daniel Bwala, and Felix Morka, who have been assigned as coordinating deputy directors.
Abdulaziz AbdulAziz will work with three others, namely Temitope Ajayi, Arabinrin Aderonke, and Frederick Nwabufor, as coordinating secretaries of the media directorate. Segun Dada will serve as Director, New Media, the same role he performed in 2022. while Solomon Arowolo will serve as Secretary, New Media.
The campaign has also appointed five spokespersons, led by Dele Alake. Other spokespersons are Alwan Hassan, Ayobami Oyalowo, Kemi Asekun-Shittu and Adamu Fanda.
The President charged all council members to work tirelessly to deliver victory for the party in the January 2027 elections. He has 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 crucial efforts.
According to Tinubu: “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. 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.”