President Bola Tinubu is set to inaugurate members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2027 Presidential Campaign Council today, Wednesday, October 14, in Abuja.
The APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, announcing an updated list of council members.
The inauguration is scheduled for 11 a.m. at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Only leaders of the council’s various directorates are expected to attend the ceremony.
The revised list includes the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike; Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke; Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo; and former Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola.
President Tinubu will chair the council, with Vice President Kashim Shettima and APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, serving as first and second vice chairmen, respectively.
Former Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, has been named Director-General, while Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, will serve as secretary.
Other vice chairmen include Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, and Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin and Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu are among the deputy directors-general.
Senator Adams Oshiomhole will oversee mobilisation as Deputy Director-General, while the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, will handle administration.
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Aminu Masari has been assigned to parliament mobilisation, while Minister of Works David Umahi will oversee infrastructure mobilisation and sensitisation.
The lawmaker representing Agege Federal Constituency, James Faleke, will lead election planning, coordination, monitoring and mobilisation.
The council also features zonal coordinators and co-coordinators across the six geopolitical zones, alongside state campaign coordinators drawn from governors and other political figures.
Those named include Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno, Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf, Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun and Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal.
The list further includes former governors and prominent party figures as advisers, among them former APC national chairmen Adebisi Akande and Abdullahi Adamu, former Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun, former Osun State Deputy Governor Iyiola Omisore and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume.
Former Minister of Finance Wale Edun, former Ogun State Governor Segun Osoba and former Gombe State Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo are also listed as advisers.
Meanwhile, former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs Beta Edu will lead the Women Mobilisation Directorate, while other directorates have been assigned responsibilities covering logistics, operations, election monitoring and political mobilisation.
The APC is assembling the campaign structure ahead of the 2027 general elections, with the council expected to coordinate the party’s nationwide campaign activities.
