By Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information and Strategy) Abuja, August 22, 2026 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ...
By Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information and Strategy)
Abuja, August 22, 2026
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima will serve as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council for the January 2027 elections.
According to the list released Saturday morning, APC National Chairman Professor Nentawe Yilwatda will also serve as Vice Chairman. Former Zamfara State Governor *Senator Abdulaziz Yari has been appointed Director-General, while Governor Hope Uzodimma* will serve as Secretary.
APC National Secretary Senator Ajibola Bashiru and Hadiza Bala-Usman will serve as Deputy and Assistant Secretaries.
President Tinubu will work with an advisory body comprising 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 assigned as Deputy Directors-General for the campaign in the South and North. They will work with Senator Bamidele Opeyemi and *Senator Jibrin Barau in the two zones.
Senator Adams Oshiomhole will serve as Deputy Director-General in charge of Mobilization, while the President’s Chief of Staff will serve as Deputy Director-General for Administration.
James Abiodun Faleke returns as Deputy Director-General for Election Planning, Coordination and Monitoring. He will work with zonal directors: Senator Olushola Adeyeye (South West), Dr. Ngozi Olejeme (South South), Senator Uche Ekwunife*l (South East), Muntaqha Rabe*l (North West), Ahmed Muhammed Ketso (North Central), and Senator Sani Danladi (North East).
Ms. Stella Okotete, Engineer Abdullahi Garba Ramat, and Audu Maikori will serve as Secretaries of the Election Planning Directorate.
Muiz Adeyemi Banire will lead the Legal Directorate as Director, with Dr. Liman Hassan and Babatunde Ogala as deputies. Other members are Prince Lateef Fagbemi, former Governor Ibrahim Shema, Worgu Boms, and Dr. Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris Malagi, will serve as Coordinating Director for Media and Strategic Communication, alongside Dele Alake, Bayo Onanuga, and Lanre Issa-Onilu. Tunde Rahman, Sunday Dare, Daniel Bwala, and Felix Morka are Coordinating Deputy Directors.
Abdulaziz Abdulaziz will work with Temitope Ajayi, Arabinrin Aderonke, and Frederick Nwabufor as Coordinating Secretaries of the Media Directorate. Segun Dada will serve as Director, New Media, and Solomon Arowolo as Secretary, New Media.
The campaign has appointed five spokespersons led by Dele Alake. Others are Alwan Hassan, Ayobami Oyalowo, Kemi Asekun-Shittu, and Adamu Fanda.
President Tinubu has charged all council members to work tirelessly to deliver victory for the party in the January 2027 elections. He also encouraged leaders of the various directorates to reach out to other party members not formally listed to join their efforts.
“We have delivered on our campaign promises and set our country on a path of economic progress. 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. As we march into the campaign season, we have many achievements to trumpet—let us confidently showcase our record and inspire hope in every corner of our nation. Let us soundly defeat all those forces who plan to take our country backwards,” the President said.
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