Uzodimma, once tipped to lead the council himself, is named Secretary, as Akpabio, Abbas and Gbajabiamila take on zonal and administrative roles.
President Bola Tinubu has constituted the Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general election.
Former Zamfara State Governor Senator Abdulaziz Yari will serve as the council’s Director-General, while Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, who had previously been widely tipped by party stakeholders to lead the campaign outright, was instead named Secretary.
This is contained in a statement released by the Presidency on Saturday morning, signed by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
Who leads the 2027 campaign council
According to the statement, Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima will serve as Chairman and Vice-Chairman I of the council, respectively, while APC National Chairman Professor Nentawe Yilwatda will serve as Vice-Chairman II.
APC National Secretary Senator Ajibola Basiru and Hadiza Bala-Usman were named Deputy Secretary and Assistant Secretary. Tinubu, as chairman, will work with a body of advisers made up of Bisi Akande, Segun Osoba, Senator Rochas Okorocha, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and Senator Florence Ita-Giwa.
Zonal and administrative appointments
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, and Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni were assigned as Deputy Directors-General for the campaign in the South and North zones, working alongside Senator Bamidele Opeyemi and Senator Jibril Barau.
Senator Adams Oshiomhole will serve as Deputy Director-General for Mobilisation, while President’s Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila was named Deputy Director-General for Administration.
James Faleke, who played a key role in the party’s 2022/2023 campaign, returns as Deputy Director-General for Election Planning, Coordination and Monitoring, working 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).
Media, legal and new media directorates
Stella Okotete, Abdullahi Garba Ramat and Audu Maikori were named secretaries of the Election Planning Directorate. Muiz Banire, SAN, will lead the Legal Directorate as Director, with Liman Hassan and Babatunde Ogala as deputies.
Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris will serve as Coordinating Director for Media and Strategic Communication, alongside Dele Alake, Bayo Onanuga and Lanre Issa-Onilu.
Tunde Rahman, Sunday Dare, Daniel Bwala and Felix Morka were named Coordinating Deputy Directors of the same directorate, while Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, Temitope Ajayi, Aderonke Arabirin and Frederick Nwabufo will serve as Coordinating Secretaries.
Segun Dada, who held the position in 2022, returns as Director, New Media, with Solomon Arowolo as Secretary. The campaign also named five spokespersons, led by Alake, alongside Alwan Hassan, Ayobami Oyalowo, Kemi Asekun-Shittu and Adamu Fanda.
Tinubu charges council to deliver 2027 victory
In the statement, Tinubu charged all council members to work tirelessly to deliver victory for the party in the January 2027 elections, and urged directorate leaders to reach out to party members not formally listed to join the campaign effort.
“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 statement read.
“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.”
