President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima will lead the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council as chairman and vice chairman ahead of the January 2027 elections.
The council, announced on Saturday, has former Zamfara State Governor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, as Director-General, while Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, will serve as Secretary. APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, is also listed as vice chairman, while Senator Ajibola Bashiru and Hadiza Bala-Usman will serve as Deputy Secretary and Assistant Secretary respectively.
The council’s advisory team comprises Chief Bisi Akande, Chief Segun Osoba, Senator Rochas Okorocha, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and Senator Florence Ita Giwa.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni have been appointed Deputy Directors-General for the South and North, working alongside Senator Bamidele Opeyemi and Senator Jibril Barau.
Senator Adams Oshiomhole will oversee mobilisation, while the President’s Chief of Staff will handle administration. James Abiodun Faleke, who played a key role in the 2022/2023 campaign, returns as Deputy Director-General for Election Planning, Coordination and Monitoring.
Faleke will work 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). Stella Okotete, Engineer Abdullahi Garba Ramat and Audu Maikori will serve as secretaries of the election planning directorate.
Muiz Adeyemi Banire will head the Legal Directorate, supported by Dr Liman Hassan and Babatunde Ogala as deputies. Other members include Prince Lateef Fagbemi, former Governor Ibrahim Shema, Worgu Boms and Dr Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh.
For media and strategic communication, Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris Malagi will serve as Coordinating Director, alongside Dele Alake, Bayo Onanuga and Lanre Issa-Onilu. Tunde Rahman, Sunday Dare, Daniel Bwala and Felix Morka will serve as coordinating deputy directors.
Abdulaziz AbdulAziz, Temitope Ajayi, Arabinrin Aderonke and Frederick Nwabufor will coordinate the media secretariat. Segun Dada returns as Director of New Media, with Solomon Arowolo as Secretary.
The campaign has also named 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 tirelessly to secure victory for the APC in the January 2027 elections. He also urged directorate heads to bring other party members into the campaign effort, even if they were not formally listed.
Tinubu said the administration had delivered on its campaign promises and placed Nigeria on the path of economic progress. He urged the campaign team to highlight the government’s achievements, inspire hope among Nigerians and prevent forces seeking to reverse the country’s progress from returning to power.