President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is scheduled to inaugurate the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2027 Presidential Campaign Council on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The inauguration is expected to take place at 11:00 a.m. at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, with only the leaders of the council’s various directorates expected to attend.
The APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday evening following the release of an updated list of members of the Presidential Campaign Council.
The revised list, released on Monday night, includes several prominent political figures, among them 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.
Under the new arrangement, Tinubu will serve as chairman of the campaign council, while Vice President Kashim Shettima and APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, will occupy the positions of first and second vice chairmen, respectively.
Former Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, has been appointed Director-General of the campaign council, while Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, will serve as secretary.
Morka explained that the updated list was issued ahead of the inauguration and clarified that attendance at the ceremony would be restricted to the leadership of the different directorates.
APC Leaders Named to Key Positions
Several senior government officials and party leaders have been assigned responsibilities within the campaign structure.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, and Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq are among those appointed vice chairmen of the council.
Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, and Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu have been named deputy directors-general.
Former Edo State Governor and Senator Adams Oshiomhole will serve as Deputy Director-General in charge of mobilisation.
The President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, will oversee administration, while Ibrahim Masari will be responsible for logistics and operations.
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Aminu Masari has been appointed Deputy Director-General for Parliament Mobilisation. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, will coordinate infrastructure mobilisation and sensitisation.
Meanwhile, James Faleke, who represents Agege Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, will oversee election planning, coordination, monitoring and mobilisation.
The APC National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru, and the President’s Special Adviser on Policy Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman, have also been named assistant secretaries of the council.
Governors to Coordinate Campaigns Across States
The campaign council has designated governors and other political figures to coordinate activities in different states as the APC prepares for the 2027 general elections.
Among those named are Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno, Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo, Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum, and Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori.
Other state coordinators include Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, Abba Yusuf of Kano State, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, and Ademola Adeleke of Osun State.
Wike has been assigned responsibility for coordinating the campaign in Rivers State and the Federal Capital Territory, while Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has been named coordinator for Zamfara State.
The council also includes zonal coordinators and co-coordinators responsible for organising campaign activities across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones.
Former Governors and Party Leaders Appointed Advisers
The updated campaign structure includes several former governors, party chieftains and senior public officials as advisers.
Those listed include former APC National Chairmen Adebisi Akande and Abdullahi Adamu; former Ogun State governors Ibikunle Amosun and Segun Osoba; and former Osun State Deputy Governor Iyiola Omisore.
Others are former Gombe State Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume, and former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Wale Edun.
Their inclusion is part of the broader campaign structure established to coordinate political engagement and preparations for the 2027 presidential election.
Additional Campaign Directorates Established
The Directorate of Election Planning, Coordination, Monitoring and Mobilisation will be led by James Faleke as deputy director-general. Stella Okotete and Abdullahi Garba Ramat have been appointed secretary I and secretary II, respectively.
The Directorate of General Logistics and Operations will be headed by Aminu Masari as deputy director-general, with Adeniyi Tinubu and Yakub Bashir Bello serving as deputies. Professor Kabiru Isa has been named secretary of the directorate.
Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs Betta Edu will head the Women Mobilisation Directorate.
The campaign council is expected to coordinate the APC’s political mobilisation, election planning, outreach and other campaign activities ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
The inauguration on Wednesday marks a formal step in the party’s preparations for Tinubu’s re-election campaign, with key political officeholders and party leaders assigned specific responsibilities across the country.
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