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The All Progressives Congress has released the complete membership list of its 2027 Presidential Campaign Council.

The document, released by the Presidency on Saturday, expands on an earlier release detailing top principal officers of the council.

As earlier reported, President Bola Tinubu will chair the council, with Vice President Kashim Shettima and APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, serving as Vice Chairmen I and II respectively. Senator Abdulaziz Yari was named Director-General, while Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, will serve as Secretary.

The expanded list, numbering 223 entries, adds directorates covering finance, extractive industries, education, manufacturing and MSMEs, support group coordination, faith-based mobilisation, protocol, labour union relations, special duties, stakeholders’ mobilisation, community support, digital operations, grassroots engagement, and welfare.

Former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, was named Director of Stakeholders’ Mobilisation, while former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, will serve as Zonal Coordinator for stakeholders’ mobilisation in the South-West.

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, and his counterpart, Ekperikpe Ekpo, were listed as deputy directors of the extractive industry sector mobilisation directorate, working alongside the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Bayo Ojulari’s predecessor’s office holder, Olu Verheijen, who was named a secretary in the same directorate.

The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, was named Director of Education Sector Mobilisation, while the Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Ahmad, will serve as his deputy.

Former Kaduna State Governor’s aide and ex-lawmaker, Shehu Sani, was listed as Deputy Director of Support Group Coordination, alongside Muri Ajaka.

The council also named separate directors for Christian and Muslim faith-based mobilisation, led by Stephen Adegbite and Sheikh Haliru Maraya respectively, along with deputies and secretaries drawn from both religious blocs.

Former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva’s associate and ex-Rivers lawmaker roles were not listed in this category, but the council named the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Yerima Shettima, as Deputy Director of Labour Union Relations, working with veteran labour leader, Issa Aremu.

The full list is reproduced below.

FULL MEMBERSHIP LIST OF THE 2027 APC PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COUNCIL

Principal Officers

Chairman — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR
Vice Chairman I — Vice President Kashim Shettima, GCON
Vice Chairman II — APC National Party Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda
Director General — Sen. Abdulaziz Yari
Deputy Director General South I — Sen. Godswill Obot Akpabio
Deputy Director General South II — Sen. Bamidele Opeyemi
Deputy Director General North I — H.E. Mai Mala Buni
Deputy Director General North II — Hon. Speaker Tajudeen Abbas
Deputy Director General North III — Sen. Barau Jibril Barau
Deputy Director General Mobilisation — Sen. Adams Oshiomole
Deputy Director General Admin — Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila
Deputy Director General Election Planning, Coordination and Monitoring — Hon. James Abiodun Faleke
Deputy Director General Logistics and Operations — Hon. Ibrahim Kabir Masari
Deputy Director General Parliamentarian Mobilisation — Hon. Aminu Bello Masari
Deputy Director General Infrastructure, Mobilisation and Sensitization — Engr. Nweze David Umahi
Secretary — H.E Hope Uzodinma
Deputy Secretary — Sen. Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru
Assistant Secretary — Hadiza Bala Usman
Zonal Campaign Coordinator-South-South — Sen. Bassey Otu
Zonal Campaign Coordinator-South-East — H.E Ndubuisi Mbah
Zonal Campaign Coordinator-South-West — H.E Babajide Sanwolu
Zonal Campaign Coordinator-North-Central — H.E Umar Bago
Zonal Campaign Coordinator-North-East — Sen Modu Sheriff
Zonal Campaign Coordinator-North-West — H.E Uba Sani
Deputy Director Logistics and Operations — Adeniyi Tinubu
Secretary Logistic and Operation — Prof Muhammad Kabir Isa
Director Finance/Treasurer — Gov Sheriff Oborevwori
Deputy Director Finance/Treasurer I — H.E Ahmed Usman Ododo
Deputy Director Finance/Treasurer II — Hon. Abubakar Kabir Bichi
Secretary Finance/Treasurer — Tanimu Yakubu
Director Fundraising — Gov. Dapo Abiodun
Deputy Director Fundraising — Zacheus Adedeji
Deputy Director Fundraising II — Farouk Gumel
Secretary Fundraising I — Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim
Secretary Fundraising II — APC National Treasurer
Zonal Director Election Planning Coordination and Mobilisation-SW — Sen. Olushola Adeyeye
Zonal Director Election Planning Coordination and Mobilisation-SS — Dr. Ngozi Olejeme
Zonal Director Election Planning Coordination and Mobilisation-SE — Sen. Uche Ekunife
Zonal Director Election Planning Coordination and Mobilisation-NW — Muntaqha Rabe
Zonal Director Election Planning Coordination and Mobilisation-NC — Ahmed Muhammed Ketso
Zonal Director Election Planning Coordination and Mobilisation-NE — Sen. Sani Danladi
Secretary, Election Planning Coordination and Mobilisation I — Stella Okotete
Secretary, Election Planning Coordination and Mobilisation II — Engr Abdullahi Garba Ramat
Secretary, Election Planning Coordination and Mobilisation III — Audu Maikori
Director Policy and Manifesto Development — Dele Alake
Deputy Director Policy and Manifesto Development — Dr Jumoke Oduwole
Secretary Policy and Manifesto Development — Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu
Director Legal — Muiz Adeyemi Banire, SAN
Deputy Director Legal I — Dr. Liman Hassan SAN
Deputy Director Legal II — B.A Ogala, SAN
Secretary Legal — APC National Legal Adviser
Coordinating Director Media/Strategic Communication, I — Mohammed Idris Malagi
Coordinating Director Media/Strategic Communication, II — Dele Alake
Coordinating Director Media/Strategic Communication, III — Bayo Onanuga
Coordinating Director Media/Strategic Communication, IV — Lanre Isa Onilu
Coordinating Deputy Director Media/Strategic Communication, I — Tunde Rahman
Coordinating Deputy Director Media/Strategic Communication, II — Sunday Dare
Coordinating Deputy Director Media/Strategic Communication, III — Daniel Bwala
Coordinating Deputy Director Media/Strategic Communication, IV — Felix Morka
Coordinating Secretary Media/Strategic Communication I — Abdulaziz Abdulaziz
Coordinating Secretary Media/Strategic Communication II — Temitope Ajayi
Coordinating Secretary Media/Strategic Communication III — Arabirin Aderonke
Coordinating Secretary Media/Strategic Communication IV — Fredrick Nwabufo
Director New Media — Segun Dada
Secretary New Media — Solomon Arowolo
Presidential Campaign Spokesperson I — Dele Alake
Presidential Campaign Spokesperson II — Alwan Hassan
Presidential Campaign Spokesperson III — Ayobami Feyisetan Oyalowo
Presidential Campaign Spokesperson IV — Kemi Asekun-Shittu
Presidential Campaign Spokesperson VI — Hon. Adamu Fanda
Director Security and Intelligence — Gen. Sarki Yaki
Deputy Director Security and Intelligence I — H.E Bello Matawalle
Deputy Director Security and Intelligence II — Dr. Yusuf Gagdi
Deputy Director Security and Intelligence III — Gen. A.T Ibrahim
Deputy Director Security and Intelligence IV — Gen. Junaidu Sani Bindawa
Deputy Director Security and Intelligence V — Hon. Olubunmi Tunji Ojo
Secretary Security and Intelligence I — Gen. Christopher Musa
Secretary Security and Intelligence II — Gen. Jibril Abdulmalik
Director Data Management — Dr. Bisoye Coker
Deputy Director Data Management I — Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi
Deputy Director Data Management II — H.E Muhammad Badaru
Secretary Data Management — Dr Bashir Garba
Coordinating Director Contact & Mobilisation I — HE Babagana Zulum
Coordinating Director Contact & Mobilisation II — Aisha Garba
Coordinating Director Contact & Mobilisation III — Sen Sulaiman Hunkuyi
Coordinating Secretary Contact & Mobilisation I — Yusuf Hamisu
Coordinating Secretary Contact & Mobilisation II — Dr Sanusi Ohiare
Director Youth Mobilisation — Hon. Ayodele Olawande
Deputy Director Youth Mobilisation — Hon. Dr. Dayo A. Israel
Zonal Director Youth Mobilisation SS — Barr. Donghan Barbara Omusuku
Zonal Director Youth Mobilisation SE — Obinna Iyiegbu
Zonal Director Youth Mobilisation SW — Moyosore Ogunlewe
Zonal Director Youth Mobilisation NW — Abdulazeez Abubakar Kaka
Zonal Director Youth Mobilisation NE — Ibrahim Abba Umar
Zonal Director Youth Mobilisation NC — Abdulfatai Yaya Seriki
Secretary Youth Mobilisation — Rinsola Abiola
Director Women Mobilisation — Betta Chimaobim Edu
Deputy Director Women Mobilisation I — Iman Suleiman
Deputy Director Women Mobilisation II — Sen. Abiodun Olujimi
Deputy Director Women Mobilisation III — Sen. Binta Masi Garba
Secretary Women Mobilisation — APC National Women Leader
Director PWD Mobilisation — Mohammed Abba Isa
Deputy Director PWD Mobilisation — Bar Ayuba Gufwan
Secretary PWD Mobilisation I — Tolu Bankole
Secretary PWD Mobilisation II — Misbahu Lawan Didi
Director Sport Sector Mobilisation — Shehu Dikko
Deputy Director Sport Sector Mobilisation I — HE Philip Shaibu
Deputy Director Sport Sector Mobilisation II — Joseph Yobo
Deputy Director Financial and Tech Services Sector Mobilisation I — Folake Ani-Mumuni
Deputy Director Financial and Tech Services Sector Mobilisation II — Adeyemi Daniel Adeboyejo
Secretary Financial and Tech Services Sector Mobilisation — Paul Tsado Tswanya
Director Extractive Industry Sector Mobilisation — Dele Alake
Deputy Director Extractive Industry Sector Mobilisation I — Rt. Hon. Obongemen Ekperikpe Ekpo
Deputy Director Extractive Industry Sector Mobilisation II — Heineken Lokpobiri
Deputy Director Extractive Industry Sector Mobilisation III — Dr Garba Shehu Matazu
Deputy Director Extractive Industry Sector Mobilisation IV — Sen Magnus Abe
Secretary Extractive Industry Sector Mobilisation I — Hon Sarki Adar
Secretary Extractive Industry Sector Mobilisation II — Olu Verheijen
Secretary Extractive Industry Sector Mobilisation III — Aisha Rimi
Director Education Sector Mobilisation — Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa
Deputy Director Education Sector Mobilisation — Dr Suwaiba Ahmad
Secretary Education Sector Mobilisation — Dr Muhammad Sani Idris
Director Manufacturing and MSME Sector Mobilisation — Sen. John Owan Enoh
Deputy Director Manufacturing and MSME Sector Mobilisation — Dr Supo Olusi
Secretary Manufacturing and MSME Sector Mobilisation — Dr Charlse Odili
Director Support Group Coordination — HE. Silas Agara
Deputy Director Support Group Coordination I — Sen. Shehu Sani
Deputy Director Support Group Coordination II — Muri Ajaka
Secretary Support Group Coordination I — Tosin Adeyanju
Secretary Support Group Coordination II — Tosin Shoga
Zonal Coordinator Support Group Coordination NW — Baffa Dan Agundi
Zonal Secretary Support Group Coordination NW — Bello M. Goronyo ESQ
Zonal Coordinator Support Group Coordination NE — ALH. Uba Nana
Zonal Secretary Support Group Coordination NE — Hon Abdullahi Little
Zonal Coordinator Support Group Coordination SS — Hon Temi Harriman
Zonal Secretary Support Group Coordination SS — Rt. Hon. Ochielegor Idagbo
Zonal Coordinator Support Group Coordination SW — Hon. Akinlade Abiodun Isiaq
Zonal Secretary Support Group Coordination SW — Sola Olofin
Zonal Coordinator Support Group Coordination NC — Hon. Abdulraheem Olawuyi-Ajulo
Zonal Secretary Support Group Coordination NC — Comrade Ogenyi Opkokwu
Zonal Coordinator Support Group Coordination SE — Sen. Osita Izunaso
Zonal Secretary Support Group Coordination SE — Hon. Dr. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha
Director Faith-Based Mobilisation (a Christian) — Rt Rev. Stephen Tunde Victor Adegbite PhD
Deputy Director Faith-Based Mobilisation (a Christian) — Archbishop John Praise Daniel
Secretary Faith-Based Mobilisation (a Christian) I — Gloria Okobundu
Secretary Faith-Based Mobilisation (a Christian) II — Ibrahim Bunu
Director Faith-Based Mobilisation (a Muslim) — Sheikh Haliru Maraya
Deputy Director Faith-Based Mobilisation I (a Muslim) — Sheikh Rilwan Aderemi Zogloo
Deputy Director Faith-Based Mobilisation II (a Muslim) — Sheikh Abu Usman Amar
Secretary Faith-Based Mobilisation (a Muslim) — Sheikh Muhammad Salisu Gumel
Director Protocol — Hannatu Musawa
Deputy Director Protocol — Rt Hon. Henry Nwawuba
Secretary Protocol — Ronke Bello
Director Labour Union Relations — HE. Nasir Idris
Deputy Director Labour Union Relations I — Comrade Issa Aremu
Deputy Director Labour Union Relations II — Yerma Shettima
Secretary Labour Union Relations — Chima Amadi
Director Special Duties — Chief Ayiri Emami
Deputy Director Special Duties I — Liman Sani Kila
Deputy Director Special Duties II — Bibopere Ajube
Secretary Special Duties — Osoro Akpabio
State Campaign Coordinators — APC Governors (APC States) & APC Gubernatorial Aspirants (Non-APC states)
Director Stakeholder’s Mobilisation — H.E Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
Deputy Director Stakeholder’s Mobilisation I — H.E Douye Diri
Deputy Director Stakeholder’s Mobilisation II — Chief Reuben Clifford Wilson
Secretary Stakeholder’s Mobilisation I — Chief Mutiu Are
Secretary Stakeholder’s Mobilisation II — Hon. Sani Ismail Nguru
Zonal Coordinator for Stakeholder’s Mobilisation NW — Sen. Aliyu Wamakko
Zonal Secretary for Stakeholder’s Mobilisation NW — Abdullahi Mukhtar
Zonal Coordinator for Stakeholder’s Mobilisation NE — H.E Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya
Zonal Secretary for Stakeholder’s Mobilisation NE — Hon. Ali Baba
Zonal Coordinator for Stakeholder’s Mobilisation NC — Sen. Sani Musa
Zonal Secretary for Stakeholder’s Mobilisation NC — H.E Stepehen Lawani
Zonal Coordinator for Stakeholder’s Mobilisation SS — Dr. Samuel Ogbuke
Zonal Secretary for Stakeholder’s Mobilisation SS — Ntufam Hilliard Eta
Zonal Coordinator for Stakeholder’s Mobilisation SE — Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim
Zonal Secretary for Stakeholder’s Mobilisation SE — Prof. Chinedu Ochinawata
Zonal Coordinator for Stakeholder’s Mobilisation SW — H.E Babatunde Fashola
Zonal Secretary for Stakeholder’s Mobilisation SW — Sen. Teslim Folarin
Director Community Support Mobilisation — Hon Jabiru Abdullahi Tsauri
Deputy Director Community Support Mobilisation I — Oluwajomiloju Fayose
Deputy Director Community Support Mobilisation II — Engr Chukwuemeka Woke
Deputy Director Community Support Mobilisation III — Prince Ebitimi Amgbare
Deputy Director Community Support Mobilisation IV — John Viko Iyadah
Secretary Community Support Mobilisation I — Prof. Abdulaziz Ahmed Mashi
Secretary Community Support Mobilisation II — Chief Mrs. Justina Obadiah
Secretary Community Support Mobilisation III — Abubakar Abdullahi Maikano
Director Digital Operations Center (Situation Room) — Khalil Halilu
Secretary Digital Operations Center (Situation Room) — Prof Segun Aina
Director Grassroots Engagement & Mobilisation — Hon. Hafiz Ibrahim Kawu
Deputy Director Grassroots Engagement & Mobilisation — Hon. Akinjide Kazeem Akinola
Director Welfare, Morale and Support — Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite
Deputy Director Welfare, Morale and Support — Umaru Tanko Yakasai
Secretary Welfare, Morale and Support — Princess Atika Ajana

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State Campaign Council

State Campaign Coordinator
State APC Executive Committee
All Serving Minister from that State
All House of Representative Candidate
All State of Assembly Candidate
All Elected APC Local Government Chairperson/Chairperson of LGA Campaign Council
State Coordinator of Independent Campaign Council
State Coordinator of Independent Campaign Council
State Coordinator Support Group Directorate
State Coordinator Grassroots Engagement and Mobilisation Directorate
State Coordinator Agro Commodities Directorate
State Coordinator Humanitarian Affairs Directorate
State Coordinator Stakeholders Relations Directorate
State Coordinator Contact and Mobilisation Directorate
State Coordinator Youth Directorate
Welfare, Morale and Support Directorate
State Coordinator Women Campaign Team
State Coordinator PWD Directorate
State Coordinator League of Actor and Creative Arts
All Members of Presidential Campaign Council
Any Critical Stakeholder deemed

Stakeholder’s Mobilisation

HE. Yomi Awoniyi
Mamoud Abdullahi
HE. Niyi Adebayo
Bunmi Onabanjo
Muhammed Sheidu
Sadiya Lawal
Paul Chukwuma
Dr Bala Majama Wunti
H.E Umo Eno
H.E Dauda Lawal
Prof Jonathan Ayuba
Comrade Mustapha Saliu
HE Isiaka Oyetola
Sen. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, CON
Sen. Ahmad Yarima
Balarabe Abbas Lawal
H.E Mahmuda Shinkafi
Sen. Gbenga Daniel
Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa
Chief Reuben Clifford Wilson
M.B Shehu

Security

Femi Adekanbi (SW)
Gen. Leo Irabor (Rtd), CFR
Major Gen Solomon Udounwa
DIG AA Mohammed
DCG Bashir Abubakar (rtd), MFR
High Chief Dennis Otuaro

Contact Mobilisation

H.E Akinwumi Ambode
Ibrahim Bello
H.E Orji Uzo Kalu
Ramalan Yero
H.E Rochas Okorocha
Hon. Zaphaniah Bitrus Jisalo, MFR
Rt. Hon Yusuf Abdullahi Ata
H.E Jolly Nyame
H.E Joshua Dariye
Sen. Abubakar Kyari, CON
H.E Saidu Dakingari
Hamza Darma
Hon. Nafisa Aminu Nahuche
Sen. Tokunbo Afikuyomi
Yinka Agboola
Hon. Amina Gamawa
Hafiz Oladejo
Chief Cyril Kuzanuam
Hon Abbass Wamba
Bayo Ayo.ESQ
Idayat Yusuf
Bolanle Kaji-Hausa
Maryam Gwarzo

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Advisers to the Chairman

H.E Adebisi Akande, CFR (SW)
Sen. Rochas Okorocha (SE)
H.E Sen. Dr. Abdullahi Adamu, CON (NC)
Chief Segun Osoba
Sen. Florence Ita Giwa (SS)

Parliamentary Mobilisation

Sen. Ameh Ebute, CFR (Fmr. President of the Senate)
Sen. Ken Nnamani (Fmr. President of the Senate)
Sen. Ayim Pius Ayim, GCON (Fmr. President of the Senate)
H.E Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari, CFR (Fmr Speaker House of Representative)
Rt. Hon. Patricia Etteh CFR (Fmr Speaker House of Representative)
Rt. Hon Dimeji Bankole CFR (Fmr Speaker House of Representative)
Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara CFR (Fmr Speaker House of Representative)
Rt Hon. Idris Wase (Fmr Deputy Speaker House of Representative)
Rt. Hon. Babangida Nguroje (Fmr Speaker House of Representative)
Hon. Mohammed Wakil, CON
Sen. Smart Adeyemi
Sen. Atai Idoko
Sen Jibril Echocho

Legal

Muhammad Abubakar
H.E Ibrahim Shema
Dr. Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh, SAN
Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi, SAN
Worgu Boms

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Wike, Adeleke, Soludo, others make APC revised campaign council list

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The revised All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council list for the 2027 general election has named the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike; Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke; Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori; Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo; former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola; and Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, among its members.

Under the revised list made available to journalists on Tuesday, President Bola Tinubu will head the campaign council, with Vice-President Kashim Shettima and APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, serving as vice-chairmen.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas and Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq are also listed as vice-chairmen.

The council names Senator Abdulaziz Yari as Director-General, with Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin and Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu among the deputy directors-general. Senator Adams Oshiomhole is listed as Deputy Director-General, Mobilisation.

Other officials include Femi Gbajabiamila, who will oversee administration; Ibrahim Kabir Masari, in charge of logistics and operations; former Speaker Aminu Masari, Deputy Director-General, Parliament Mobilisation; and David Umahi, who will oversee infrastructure mobilisation and sensitisation.

James Faleke will handle election planning, coordination and monitoring.

Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma will serve as secretary of the council, with Senator Ajibola Basiru as deputy secretary and Hadiza Bala Usman as assistant secretary.

The council has also appointed zonal campaign coordinators and co-coordinators across the six geopolitical zones.

Those listed include Governor Bassey Otu and Victor Giadom for the South-South; Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah and Tjeoma Arodiogbu for the South-East; Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Prince Oladiran Iyantan for the South-West; Muazu Bawa Rijau and Niger State Governor Umar Bago for the North-Central; Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani and Garba Datti Muhammad for the North-West; and former Borno State Governor Ali Modu Sheriff and Idris Suhaibu for the North-East.

At the state level, the list names governors and other political figures as campaign coordinators. They include Ahmadu Fintiri for Adamawa, Umo Eno for Akwa Ibom, Chukwuma Soludo for Anambra, Babagana Zulum for Borno, Sheriff Oborevwori for Delta, Hope Uzodimma for Imo, Abba Kabir Yusuf for Kano, Dapo Abiodun for Ogun, Ademola Adeleke for Osun, Nyesom Wike for Rivers and the Federal Capital Territory, and Dauda Lawal for Zamfara.

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The council also includes former governors and party chieftains as advisers.

They include former APC national chairmen Adebisi Akande and Abdullahi Adamu; former Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun; former Osun State Governor Iyiola Omisore; Senator Ibrahim Dankwambo; Senator George Akume; former Ogun State Governor Segun Osoba; and Wale Edun. Obafemi George is listed as an adviser on media.

The Directorate of Election Planning, Coordination, Monitoring and Mobilisation, established ahead of the 2027 general election, has Faleke as Deputy Director-General, with Stella Okotete and Engr. Abdullahi Garba Ramat serving as Secretary I and Secretary II, respectively. Audu Maikori is also listed as a secretary.

Other members of the directorate include Soares Omotola, Bashir Dabo, Sheriff Mohammed Usman, Jibrin Bancir, Ayoola Peter Olajolo, Abubakar Sadiq Sada and Princess Folasade Ogunbiyi.

In the Directorate of General Logistics and Operations, Masari has been appointed Deputy Director-General, while Adeniyi Tinubu and Barr. Yakub Bashir Bello will serve as deputies. Prof. Kabiru Isa was named secretary.

Members of the logistics and operations directorate include Ekene Nwokoro Ogbonaya, Prof. Vincent Weli, Ambassador Olusola Iji, Amina Bello, Ahmed Zibiri, Annabel Isenyo, Terrence Kuanum, Prof. Latif Babatunde Ayeleru, Amarachi Ejike, Dr Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa and Prof. Shuaibu Abdullahi.

Others are Senator Bello Tukur, Senator Adegbonmire Adeniyi Ayodele, Taiwo Adebowale, Sunusi Muhammad Abdullahi, Wasiu Olaomo Ayeola, Chief Isaac Ijwo, Garba Gololo Mohammed, Biodun Ogunbi, Ayuba Ganiyu Adele, High Chief Edem Duke, Yusuf Capt. Buba, Oden Ewa, Prince Ademuviwa Adex, Makinde Peter Abiola, Chief Solomon Ogba, Senator Lawal Hassan Dan Iya, Ambassador Kelvin Peter, Maggadas Mohammed Muazu and Victor Agwu.

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The appointments form part of the APC’s preparations for the 2027 presidential election campaign.

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Wike declares self Tinubu FCT ‘campaign commander’ ahead of 2027 elections, read details

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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Monday declared himself the field commander of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign in the FCT, pledging to coordinate the president’s campaign in the territory and Rivers State ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Wike made the declaration at a Rainbow Coalition stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja, where he unveiled a cross-party mobilisation strategy involving members of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party to secure Tinubu’s re-election.

The meeting also saw PDP National Assembly candidates in the FCT declare support for their APC counterparts, with Wike saying the coalition had agreed to work together for Tinubu’s re-election and the success of APC candidates in the National Assembly elections.

“For the Presidency, all of us have agreed that it is Bola Ahmed Tinubu. I will coordinate the FCT and Rivers State. So you can imagine how important it is.

“I am in charge of the FCT election. I am the commander of field operations as far as the FCT election is concerned,” the minister said.

The meeting was attended by APC and PDP stakeholders, including party chairmen, serving and former senators, National Assembly candidates and political leaders from the FCT’s six area councils.

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File photo: President Bola Tinubu. State House

Wike said the gathering was intended to establish a common political front ahead of the elections, regardless of the parties to which the participants might belong.

“I want to let all of you know that we are going to work together. Nobody should say, ‘I am PDP’ or ‘I am APC.’ For the purpose of this election, we are together,” he said.

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The former Rivers State governor cited the 2024 Edo State governorship election as an example of how political alliances could influence electoral outcomes.

He claimed that cooperation between elements of the APC and PDP had helped prevent the incumbent governor from installing a successor, arguing that political differences could be set aside when stakeholders shared a common objective.

Wike, however, clarified that the coalition’s arrangement was primarily focused on the presidential election, leaving participating parties to determine their positions on other contests.

Making a case for Tinubu’s re-election, the minister challenged political leaders to identify any of the FCT’s six area councils that had not benefited from infrastructure projects and institutional reforms under the current administration.

He cited the establishment of the FCT Civil Service Commission, the appointment of a Head of the Civil Service from within the territory’s workforce and the creation of the Women Affairs and Youth Development secretariats as evidence of the administration’s achievements.

According to Wike, the reforms had created opportunities for career progression among FCT civil servants and expanded participation in governance.

He also listed road construction and rehabilitation, school renovations, police stations and other public facilities among projects being executed across the territory.

The minister expressed confidence that the administration’s performance would provide a basis for mobilising FCT residents to support Tinubu in 2027.

Wike also defended the President’s economic reforms, acknowledging that some policies had imposed hardship but arguing that difficult decisions were necessary to address longstanding economic challenges.

“Changing the economy of a country is not like a prayer,” he said, adding that the benefits of economic reforms might not be immediate.

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He further expressed support for the proposed establishment of state police, describing it as an important measure for addressing Nigeria’s security challenges.

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2027: PWD group pledges five million votes for Tinubu, Kano gov

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The Society for People with Disability Forum in the North-West has pledged to mobilise five million votes for President Bola Tinubu and Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf in the 2027 general elections.

The forum announced its endorsement of the two leaders on Sunday during a sensitisation programme in Kano aimed at encouraging persons with disabilities to participate in the elections.

The forum’s National Chairman, Yarima Suleiman, said the endorsement was based on what the group described as the contributions of the All Progressives Congress-led governments to the welfare of persons with disabilities.

“As a forum, we are committed to mobilising five million votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf in the 2027 general elections.

“Today, we call our people with disabilities from 19 states, including Abuja, to show our interest in voting for President Bola Tinubu for a second term, for what the APC has done for us,” Suleiman said.

He cited the establishment of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities and the appointment of a Senior Special Assistant to the President on disability matters as some of the initiatives the group considered significant.

Suleiman said the forum expected greater representation in government if Tinubu won re-election in 2027.

“I am assuring you that if President Bola Ahmed Tinubu wins the 2027 election, we are going to get more appointments in the Federal Government,” he said.

He added that the group was seeking the implementation of a five per cent appointment allocation for persons with disabilities across ministries, departments and agencies.

The chairman also claimed that the forum had reached an agreement with Yusuf on appointments in Kano State in exchange for its support for his re-election bid.

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The forum’s state chairman, Sa’adu Ibrahim, said members had benefited from welfare programmes introduced by the Federal and state governments under the APC.

He urged persons with disabilities to participate actively in the 2027 elections, saying the group intended to reciprocate what it described as government support by voting for APC candidates at both levels.

In his remarks, Yusuf reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to disability inclusion. He was represented by the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Children and People with Special Needs, Hajiya Amina Sani-Abdullahi.

The governor said his administration had introduced practical interventions to improve the lives of persons with disabilities, including providing wheelchairs to people with spinal cord injuries and promoting para-sports.

“We have provided wheelchairs to spinal cord injury patients, restoring mobility, independence and dignity,” he said.

He added that para-sports activities had created opportunities for persons with disabilities to showcase their talents, build confidence and participate in recreational and competitive sports.

“Persons with disabilities should not be treated merely as beneficiaries of government policies but recognised as active contributors to the state’s development,” he added.

The forum’s endorsement comes as political mobilisation gathers momentum ahead of the 2027 elections. Its pledge to mobilise five million votes represents the group’s stated target, rather than a verified estimate of its membership or voting strength.

Source: punchng.com

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