President Bola Tinubu has constituted the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 general election, appointing former Zamfara State Governor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, as its Director-General.
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma was named Secretary of the council, according to a statement issued by the Presidency and signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
President Tinubu will serve as Chairman, while Vice-President Kashim Shettima will be Vice-Chairman I. APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, will serve as Vice-Chairman II.
The APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, was appointed Deputy Secretary, while Hadiza Bala-Usman will serve as Assistant Secretary.
The council will include several senior APC figures, with former party leaders Bisi Akande and Segun Osoba, as well as Senators Rochas Okorocha, Abdullahi Adamu and Florence Ita-Giwa, serving as advisers.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni were appointed Deputy Director-Generals for the campaign’s South and North zones. They will work alongside Senators Opeyemi Bamidele and Jibril Barau.
Senator Adams Oshiomhole will oversee mobilisation as Deputy Director-General, while President Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, will serve as Deputy Director-General for administration.
James Faleke, who played a key role in the APC’s 2022/2023 presidential campaign, returns as Deputy Director-General for election planning, coordination and monitoring.
He will work with zonal directors covering the six geopolitical zones.
The campaign’s legal directorate will be headed by Muiz Banire, SAN, while Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris will coordinate media and strategic communication.
He will work with Dele Alake, Bayo Onanuga and Lanre Issa-Onilu.
Segun Dada, who previously held the position four years ago, returns as Director of New Media.
The campaign council also named five spokespersons, led by Alake, alongside Alwan Hassan, Ayobami Oyalowo, Kemi Asekun-Shittu and Adamu Fanda.
In the statement, President Tinubu urged members of the council to work tirelessly to secure victory for the APC in the 2027 election.
He also asked directorate leaders to bring other party members into the campaign effort, even if they were not formally listed in the council.
President Tinubu said the APC should use the campaign to highlight the achievements of his administration.
“We have delivered on our campaign promises and set our country on a path of economic progress,” he said.
The President added: “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.”
He urged the campaign team to defeat opposition forces seeking to reverse the direction of the country.
The announcement formally sets out the APC’s campaign structure as the party prepares for the 2027 general election.
