All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially constituted its Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the January 2027 general election, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima leading the campaign structure as chairman and vice chairman respectively.
The appointments were announced in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy and Coordinating Director for Media and Strategic Communication of the APC Presidential Campaign Council.
According to the list, APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, will serve as vice chairman of the council, while former Zamfara State Governor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, has been appointed Director-General of the campaign.
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, will serve as Secretary of the campaign council. APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Bashiru, was named Deputy Secretary, while Hadiza Bala-Usman will function as Assistant Secretary.
To provide strategic guidance for the campaign, President Tinubu will work with an advisory team comprising Chief Bisi Akande, Chief Segun Osoba, Senator Rochas Okorocha, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and Senator Florence Ita Giwa.
The campaign council also named Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas and Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni as Deputy Directors-General for the southern and northern regions. They will work alongside Senator Opeyemi Bamidele and Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau across the two zones.
Former Edo State Governor, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, will oversee mobilisation as Deputy Director-General, while the President’s Chief of Staff has been assigned responsibility for administration in the same capacity.
A key figure in the APC’s 2022/2023 presidential campaign, James Abiodun Faleke, returns as Deputy Director-General for Election Planning, Coordination and Monitoring.
Faleke will coordinate with zonal directors, including Senator Olushola Adeyeye (South-West), Dr Ngozi Olejeme (South-South), Senator Uche Ekwunife (South-East), Muntaqha Rabe (North-West), Ahmed Muhammed Ketso (North-Central) and Senator Sani Danladi (North-East).
Supporting the election planning directorate are Ms Stella Okotete, Engineer Abdullahi Garba Ramat and Audu Maikori, who have been appointed as secretaries.
The party also constituted its legal directorate with Muiz Adeyemi Banire as Director. He will be assisted by Dr Liman Hassan and Babatunde Ogala as Deputy Directors. Other members include Prince Lateef Fagbemi, former Katsina State Governor Ibrahim Shema, Worgu Boms and Dr Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh.
For media and strategic communication, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris Malagi, will coordinate the directorate alongside Dele Alake, Bayo Onanuga and Lanre Issa-Onilu.
Other senior members of the media team include Tunde Rahman, Sunday Dare, Daniel Bwala and Felix Morka, who will serve as Coordinating Deputy Directors.
Abdulaziz AbdulAziz, Temitope Ajayi, Arabinrin Aderonke and Frederick Nwabufo were named Coordinating Secretaries of the media directorate, while Segun Dada returns as Director of New Media, a role he previously handled during the 2022 campaign. Solomon Arowolo will serve as Secretary of the New Media unit.
The APC also appointed five spokespersons for the campaign, led by Dele Alake. The others are Alwan Hassan, Ayobami Oyalowo, Kemi Asekun-Shittu and Adamu Fanda.
President Tinubu charged members of the campaign council to work diligently to secure victory for the APC in the January 2027 presidential election. He also urged leaders of the various directorates to carry along party members who may not have been formally included in the campaign structure.
“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.”
