The All Progressives Congress (APC) has named FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo to its 2027 Presidential Campaign Council.
The revised list, released to journalists on Tuesday, also includes former Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola and Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo.
President Bola Tinubu will lead the council. Vice-President Kashim Shettima and APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, will serve as vice-chairmen.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq will also serve as vice-chairmen.
The party has appointed Senator Abdulaziz Yari as Director-General of the campaign council. Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin and Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu will serve as deputy directors-general.
Senator Adams Oshiomhole will oversee mobilisation. Femi Gbajabiamila will handle administration, while Ibrahim Kabir Masari will manage logistics and operations.
Former Speaker Aminu Masari will oversee parliamentary mobilisation. Minister of Works David Umahi will handle infrastructure mobilisation and sensitisation. James Faleke will lead election planning, coordination and monitoring.
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma will serve as council secretary. Senator Ajibola Basiru will act as deputy secretary, while Hadiza Bala Usman will serve as assistant secretary.
The APC has also appointed coordinators and co-coordinators across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones.
Bassey Otu and Victor Giadom will coordinate the South-South. Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah and Tjeoma Arodiogbu will oversee the South-East.
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Prince Oladiran Iyantan will coordinate the South-West. Muazu Bawa Rijau and Niger State Governor Umar Bago will oversee the North-Central.
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani and Garba Datti Muhammad will coordinate the North-West. Former Borno State Governor Ali Modu Sheriff and Idris Suhaibu will handle the North-East.
The list also names political figures to coordinate campaigns at the state level. They include Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno and Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum.
Other coordinators include Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke and Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal. Wike will coordinate activities in Rivers State and the Federal Capital Territory.
Former governors and party leaders will also advise the council. They include former APC national chairmen Adebisi Akande and Abdullahi Adamu, former Ogun State governors Ibikunle Amosun and Segun Osoba, and former Osun State Governor Iyiola Omisore.
Other advisers include Senator Ibrahim Dankwambo, Senator George Akume and Wale Edun. Obafemi George will advise the council on media matters.
The party has also established directorates to manage election planning and campaign operations.
Faleke will serve as deputy director-general for election planning, coordination, monitoring and mobilisation. Stella Okotete and Engr. Abdullahi Garba Ramat will serve as Secretary I and Secretary II, respectively. Audu Maikori will also serve as a secretary.
In the logistics and operations directorate, Aminu Masari will serve as deputy director-general. Aden
