2027 Election: Tinubu’s Campaign Council Set For Inauguration At Presidential Villa

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, scheduled for 11:00 a.m. at the Banquet Hall, will be attended only by the leadership of the council’s various directorates, according to the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka.

Morka announced the development in a statement issued on Tuesday, following the party’s release of a revised membership list for the campaign council on Monday night.

Tinubu will serve as chairman of the council, with Vice President Kashim Shettima and APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, appointed as first and second vice chairmen, respectively.

Former Zamfara State Governor Abdulaziz Yari has been named Director-General, while Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma will serve as secretary.

The revised list also includes several prominent political figures from across the country, among them Senate President Godswill Akpabio, House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, who are listed among the council’s vice chairmen.

Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin and Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu have been appointed deputy directors-general. Former Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole will oversee mobilisation as deputy director-general.

President Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, will supervise administration, while Ibrahim Masari will handle logistics and operations.

Former House of Representatives Speaker Aminu Masari has been assigned responsibility for parliamentary mobilisation, while Works Minister David Umahi will coordinate infrastructure mobilisation and sensitisation.

James Faleke, who represents Agege Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, will oversee election planning, coordination and monitoring. APC National Secretary Ajibola Basiru and the President’s Special Adviser on Policy Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman, have been named assistant secretaries.

The council’s structure also includes zonal coordinators and co-coordinators across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, alongside state-level campaign coordinators drawn from governors and other political leaders.

Among those appointed to coordinate activities in their respective states are Adamawa Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, Akwa Ibom Governor Umo Eno, Anambra Governor Chukwuma Soludo, Borno Governor Babagana Zulum, Delta Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Kano Governor Abba Yusuf, Ogun Governor Dapo Abiodun and Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke.

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike will coordinate campaign activities in Rivers State and the Federal Capital Territory, while Zamfara Governor Dauda Lawal has been assigned responsibility for the campaign in his state.

The revised council list also features former governors, senior party figures and government officials serving as advisers. They include former APC national chairmen Adebisi Akande and Abdullahi Adamu, former Ogun governors Ibikunle Amosun and Segun Osoba, former Osun Deputy Governor Iyiola Omisore, former Gombe Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume and former Finance Minister Wale Edun.

Within the Directorate of Election Planning, Coordination, Monitoring and Mobilisation, Faleke will serve as deputy director-general, with Stella Okotete and Abdullahi Garba Ramat appointed as secretary I and secretary II, respectively.

Aminu Masari will head the Directorate of General Logistics and Operations, supported by deputies Adeniyi Tinubu and Yakub Bashir Bello, while Professor Kabiru Isa will serve as secretary.

According to Bush Radio Academy, the inauguration marks a major step in the APC’s preparations for the 2027 presidential election, with the party assembling political leaders and campaign coordinators across the country to support Tinubu’s re-election bid.