2027: Adeleke, Wike, others make APC revised campaign council list

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has named Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike to its revised Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) for the 2027 general election, with President Bola Tinubu as head of the team.

The list, released on Tuesday, also includes Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo, former Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola and the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo.

Vice-President Kashim Shettima and the APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, are vice-chairmen of the council. They are joined by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas and Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.

Senator Abdulaziz Yari was named Director-General. His deputies are Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin and Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu. Senator Adams Oshiomhole is Deputy Director-General, Mobilisation.

Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma is secretary of the council. Senator Ajibola Basiru is deputy secretary, and Hadiza Bala Usman is assistant secretary.

Femi Gbajabiamila will oversee administration, while Ibrahim Kabir Masari is in charge of logistics and operations. Former Speaker Aminu Masari is Deputy Director-General, Parliament Mobilisation. David Umahi will oversee infrastructure mobilisation and sensitisation, and James Faleke will handle election planning, coordination and monitoring.

The council also appointed coordinators and co-coordinators for the six geopolitical zones. Governor Bassey Otu and Victor Giadom will lead for the South-South, and Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah and Tjeoma Arodiogbu for the South-East. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Prince Oladiran Iyantan will serve the South-West.

In the North-Central, the coordinators are Muazu Bawa Rijau and Niger State Governor Umar Bago. Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani and Garba Datti Muhammad will coordinate for the North-West, while former Borno State Governor Ali Modu Sheriff and Idris Suhaibu will do so for the North-East.

At the state level, governors and other political figures were named campaign coordinators. They are Ahmadu Fintiri (Adamawa), Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom), Chukwuma Soludo (Anambra), Babagana Zulum (Borno), Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta), Hope Uzodimma (Imo), Abba Kabir Yusuf (Kano), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Ademola Adeleke (Osun) and Dauda Lawal (Zamfara). Wike was named for Rivers and the Federal Capital Territory.

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Former governors and party chieftains make up the council’s advisers. They are former APC national chairmen Adebisi Akande and Abdullahi Adamu; former Ogun State governors Ibikunle Amosun and Segun Osoba; former Osun State Governor Iyiola Omisore; Senators Ibrahim Dankwambo and George Akume; and Wale Edun. Obafemi George was named adviser on media.

The council also lists two directorates. The Directorate of Election Planning, Coordination, Monitoring and Mobilisation, established ahead of the 2027 general election, has Faleke as Deputy Director-General. Stella Okotete and Engr. Abdullahi Garba Ramat are Secretary I and Secretary II, respectively, while Audu Maikori is also listed as a secretary. Other members are Soares Omotola, Bashir Dabo, Sheriff Mohammed Usman, Jibrin Bancir, Ayoola Peter Olajolo, Abubakar Sadiq Sada and Princess Folasade Ogunbiyi.

In the Directorate of General Logistics and Operations, Masari is Deputy Director-General. Adeniyi Tinubu and Barr. Yakub Bashir Bello are his deputies, and Prof. Kabiru Isa is secretary.

The directorate’s members are Ekene Nwokoro Ogbonaya, Prof. Vincent Weli, Ambassador Olusola Iji, Amina Bello, Ahmed Zibiri, Annabel Isenyo, Terrence Kuanum, Prof. Latif Babatunde Ayeleru, Amarachi Ejike, Dr Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa and Prof. Shuaibu Abdullahi.

Others are Senator Bello Tukur, Senator Adegbonmire Adeniyi Ayodele, Taiwo Adebowale, Sunusi Muhammad Abdullahi, Wasiu Olaomo Ayeola, Chief Isaac Ijwo, Garba Gololo Mohammed, Biodun Ogunbi, Ayuba Ganiyu Adele, High Chief Edem Duke, Yusuf Capt. Buba, Oden Ewa, Prince Ademuviwa Adex, Makinde Peter Abiola, Chief Solomon Ogba, Senator Lawal Hassan Dan Iya, Ambassador Kelvin Peter, Maggadas Mohammed Muazu and Victor Agwu.