The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed several prominent entertainers to its Entertainment and Creative Economy Directorate as part of preparations for the 2027 general elections.
The 33-member directorate includes veteran actor Jide Kosoko, actresses Eniola Badmus, Toyin Abraham-Ajeyemi and Bimbo Akintola, as well as Fuji musicians Wasiu Alabi Pasuma, Abass Akande Obesere and Adewale Ayuba.
The campaign council was unveiled on Thursday by the Kadri Obafemi Hamzat Media Centre, with its formal inauguration scheduled for Friday, September 18, 2026, at the APC Secretariat on ACME Road, Ikeja.
Toke Benson-Awoyinka was named Director of the Entertainment and Creative Economy Directorate, while Kosoko will serve as Co-Director and Badmus as Deputy Director.
Akeem Alimi, popularly known as Ajala Jalingo, was appointed Secretary, while Dare Olateju will serve as Assistant Secretary.
Other actors and entertainers listed as members include Adebayo Salami, popularly known as Oga Bello, Saheed Balogun, Bukky Wright, Fathia Balogun, Yinka Quadri, Tayo Sobola, Abiola Adebayo, Remi Oshodi and Foluke Daramola.
The list also includes Kikelomo Balogun, Bopo Oyekan Ismaila, Rasaq Yusuf, Aderinola Philips, Olamide Maja, Abbey Lanre and Toyin Abraham-Ajeyemi.
Fuji and other musicians named to the directorate include Sulaimon Alao Adekunle, popularly known as Malaika; Akorede Babatunde Okunola, known as Osupa; Small Doctor, Sule Adiro Ataweye, Yemisi Falaye, Leke Babatunde Akinrowo, Kayode Fahm and Aruna Ishola.
Full list of members
- Toke Benson-Awoyinka – Director
- Jide Kosoko – Co-Director
- Eniola Badmus – Deputy Director
- Akeem Alimi (Ajala Jalingo) – Secretary
- Dare Olateju – Assistant Secretary
- Adebayo Salami (Oga Bello) – Member
- Abiola Adebayo – Member
- Saheed Balogun – Member
- Remi Oshodi – Member
- Foluke Daramola – Member
- Bukky Wright – Member
- Bimbo Akintola – Member
- Fathia Balogun – Member
- Kikelomo Balogun – Member
- Yinka Quadri – Member
- Bopo Oyekan Ismaila – Member
- Rasaq Yusuf – Member
- Aderinola Philips – Member
- Toyin Abraham-Ajeyemi – Member
- Olamide Maja – Member
- Abbey Lanre – Member
- Tayo Sobola – Member
- Wasiu Alabi Pasuma – Member
- Abas Akande (Obesere) – Member
- Sulaimon Alao Adekunle (Malaika) – Member
- Adewale Ayuba – Member
- Akorede Babatunde Okunola (Osupa) – Member
- Temitope Adekunle (Small Doctor) – Member
- Sule Adiro Ataweye – Member
- Yemisi Falaye – Member
- Leke Babatunde Akinrowo – Member
- Kayode Fahm – Member
- Aruna Ishola – Member
The Entertainment and Creative Economy Directorate is one of several directorates and sub-committees established by the Lagos APC as the party prepares for the 2027 elections.
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