APC Adds Wike, Adeleke, Soludo to Campaign Council

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has included FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo and other prominent politicians in its revised 2027 Presidential Campaign Council list.

According to Punch, the revised list, made available to journalists on Tuesday, also includes Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, former Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola and Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo.

President Bola Tinubu will lead the council, while Vice-President Kashim Shettima and APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, will serve as vice-chairmen. Senate President Godswill Akpabio, House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq are also listed as vice-chairmen.

Senator Abdulaziz Yari has been named Director-General of the council. 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, while Femi Gbajabiamila will handle administration. Ibrahim Kabir Masari will oversee logistics and operations, and former Speaker Aminu Masari will coordinate parliamentary mobilisation.

Minister of Works David Umahi will handle infrastructure mobilisation and sensitisation, while James Faleke will oversee election planning, coordination and monitoring. Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has been named secretary of the council. Senator Ajibola Basiru will serve as deputy secretary, while Hadiza Bala Usman will be assistant secretary.

The council has also appointed coordinators across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones. They include Bassey Otu and Victor Giadom for the South-South; Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah and Tjeoma Arodiogbu for the South-East; and Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Prince Oladiran Iyantan for the South-West.

For the North-Central, Muazu Bawa Rijau and Niger State Governor Umar Bago will coordinate activities. Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani and Garba Datti Muhammad will handle the North-West, while former Borno State Governor Ali Modu Sheriff and Idris Suhaibu will coordinate the North-East.

At the state level, the list includes Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno, Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum, Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun. It also names Adeleke for Osun, Oborevwori for Delta, Soludo for Anambra, Wike for Rivers and the FCT, and Dauda Lawal for Zamfara.

Former governors and party leaders also serve as advisers. They include former APC national chairmen Adebisi Akande and Abdullahi Adamu; former Ogun State governors Ibikunle Amosun and Segun Osoba; former Osun State governor Iyiola Omisore; and Senator Ibrahim Dankwambo, Senator George Akume, and Wale Edun. Obafemi George will advise on media.

The revised structure also outlines directorates for election planning, logistics and operations. Faleke will lead election planning, with Stella Okotete, Abdullahi Garba Ramat and Audu Maikori serving as secretaries. Masari will oversee general logistics and operations, supported by Adeniyi Tinubu and Yakub Bashir Bello as deputies. Professor Kabiru Isa has been named secretary of the directorate.

The appointments form part of the APC’s preparations for the 2027 presidential election campaign.