President Tinubu Approves APC Presidential Campaign Council for 2027

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council for the January 2027 elections.

The President serves as Chairman, while Vice President Kashim Shettima and APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, will serve as Vice Chairmen.

Details of the campaign council were contained in a list released on Saturday morning and signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga.

Former Zamfara State Governor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, was appointed Director-General of the campaign, while Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, will serve as Secretary. APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Bashiru, and Hadiza Bala-Usman were named Deputy and Assistant Secretaries respectively.

The council also has a team of advisers comprising Chief Bisi Akande, Chief Segun Osoba, Senator Rochas Okorocha, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and Senator Florence Ita-Giwa.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abass and Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni were assigned roles as Deputy Directors-General for the campaign in the South and North, alongside Senators Opeyemi Bamidele and Jibril Barau.

Senator Adams Oshiomhole will serve as Deputy Director-General for Mobilisation, while the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, will oversee administration as Deputy Director-General.

James Abiodun Faleke returns to the campaign structure as Deputy Director-General for Election Planning, Coordination and Monitoring.

He will work with zonal directors, including Senator Olushola Adeyeye for the South-West, Dr Ngozi Olejeme for the South-South, Senator Uche Ekwunife for the South-East, Muntaqha Rabe for the North-West, Ahmed Muhammed Ketso for the North-Central and Senator Sani Danladi for the North-East.

The Legal Directorate will be headed by Muiz Adeyemi Banire, with Dr Liman Hassan and Babatunde Ogala serving as deputies. Other members include Prince Lateef Fagbemi, former Governor Ibrahim Shema, Worgu Boms and Dr Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh.

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris Malagi, was named Coordinating Director for Media and Strategic Communication alongside Dr Dele Alake, Bayo Onanuga and Lanre Issa-Onilu.

The Media Directorate also includes Tunde Rahman, Sunday Dare, Daniel Bwala and Felix Morka as Coordinating Deputy Directors, while Abdulaziz AbdulAziz, Temitope Ajayi, Arabinrin Aderonke and Frederick Nwabufor will serve as Coordinating Secretaries.

Segun Dada returns as Director of New Media, a position he held during the 2022 campaign, with Solomon Arowolo serving as Secretary. The campaign also appointed five spokespersons led by Dele Alake, alongside Alwan Hassan, Ayobami Oyalowo, Kemi Asekun-Shittu and Adamu Fanda.

President Tinubu charged members of the council to work towards securing victory for the APC in the January 2027 elections and urged directorate leaders to involve other party members who were not formally listed.

The President said his administration had fulfilled key campaign promises and placed Nigeria on a path towards economic progress, expressing confidence that the benefits of ongoing reforms were beginning to emerge.

“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,” President Tinubu said.

He urged the campaign council to take the administration’s achievements to Nigerians and “confidently showcase” its record as the country enters the campaign season.

The campaign council was announced in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on August 22, 2026.