Yari Abdul’aziz
* Adam’s Oshiomhole will be Deputy Director-General in charge of Mobilisation.
* Gbajabiamila will oversee Administration.
Former Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, has been appointed as Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council in which President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima will lead as chairman and vice chairman, respectively, ahead of the January 2027 elections.
The composition of the council, released on Saturday by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, also named APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, as vice chairman, while Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, was appointed Secretary of the campaign council, with APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Bashiru, and Hadiza Bala-Usman serving as Deputy Secretary and Assistant Secretary, respectively.
The council will be supported by a team of senior advisers comprising former APC National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande; Chief Segun Osoba; Senator Rochas Okorocha; Senator Abdullahi Adamu; and Senator Florence Ita Giwa.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas and Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni were appointed Deputy Directors-General for the campaign in the South and North.
They will work with Senator Opeyemi Bamidele and Deputy Senate President Jibril Barau in the two zones.
Senator Adams Oshiomhole will serve as Deputy Director-General in charge of Mobilisation, while the President’s Chief of Staff will oversee Administration in the same capacity.
James Abiodun Faleke, who played a key role in the APC’s 2022/2023 presidential campaign, returns as Deputy Director-General for Election Planning, Coordination and Monitoring.
Faleke will work with zonal directors including Senator Olushola Adeyeye for the South-West, Dr Ngozi Olejeme for the South-South, Senator Uche Ekwunife for the South-East, Muntaqha Rabe for the North-West, Ahmed Muhammed Ketso for the North-Central and Senator Sani Danladi for the North-East.
Stella Okotete, Engineer Abdullahi Garba Ramat and Audu Maikori were appointed secretaries of the Election Planning Directorate.
The Legal Directorate will be headed by Muiz Adeyemi Banire, with Dr Liman Hassan and Babatunde Ogala serving as deputies. Other members include Prince Lateef Fagbemi, former Katsina State Governor Ibrahim Shema, Worgu Boms and Dr Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh.
For Media and Strategic Communication, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, will serve as Coordinating Director, alongside Dele Alake, Bayo Onanuga and Lanre Issa-Onilu.
Tunde Rahman, Sunday Dare, Daniel Bwala and Felix Morka were named Coordinating Deputy Directors in the media directorate.
Abdulaziz AbdulAziz, Temitope Ajayi, Arabinrin Aderonke and Frederick Nwabufor will serve as Coordinating Secretaries, while Segun Dada returns as Director of New Media, a position he held during the 2022/2023 campaign. Solomon Arowolo was appointed Secretary, New Media.
The campaign council also appointed five spokespersons, led by Dele Alake. The others are Alwan Hassan, Ayobami Oyalowo, Kemi Asekun-Shittu and Adamu Fanda.
Onanuga is explained via a press statement that President Tinubu charged members of the council to work tirelessly to secure victory for the APC in the January 2027 elections.
He also urged leaders of the various directorates to bring other party members on board, including those who were not formally listed in the council, to contribute to the campaign effort.
The President said the administration had delivered on its campaign promises and placed the country on a path of economic progress.
“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”, Tinubu said.
