The All Progressives Congress (APC) has constituted its Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the January 2027 elections, with former Zamfara State Governor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, appointed as Director-General and Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, as Secretary.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday, August 22, 2026.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima will serve as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the council, respectively, while APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, will serve as another Vice Chairman.

The party's National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Bashiru, and Hadiza Bala-Usman were named Deputy Secretary and Assistant Secretary respectively.

The campaign council will be supported by a team of senior advisers comprising former APC National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande; former Ogun State Governor, Chief Segun Osoba; former Imo State Governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha; former APC National Chairman, 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 South and North, while Senator Opeyemi Bamidele and Senator Jibril Barau will support the campaign structure in the two zones.

Former Edo State Governor, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, was appointed Deputy Director-General in charge of Mobilisation, while the President's Chief of Staff will oversee Administration as Deputy Director-General.

James Abiodun Faleke, who played a key role in the 2022/2023 presidential campaign, returns as Deputy Director-General in charge of 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.

Ms Stella Okotete, Engineer Abdullahi Garba Ramat and Audu Maikori were appointed secretaries of the Election Planning Directorate.

In the legal directorate, Muiz Adeyemi Banire will serve as Director, with Dr Liman Hassan and Babatunde Ogala as Deputy Directors. Other members include Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Prince Lateef Fagbemi; former Katsina State Governor, Ibrahim Shema; Worgu Boms; and Dr Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh.

For media and strategic communication, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, was named Coordinating Director, alongside Dele Alake, Bayo Onanuga and Lanre Issa-Onilu.

Tunde Rahman, Sunday Dare, Daniel Bwala and Felix Morka were appointed Coordinating Deputy Directors of 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 campaign. Solomon Arowolo was named Secretary of New Media.

The campaign council also named five spokespersons, led by Dele Alake. Other spokespersons are Alwan Hassan, Ayobami Oyalowo, Kemi Asekun-Shittu and Adamu Fanda.

Onanuga said President Tinubu had charged members of the council to work tirelessly towards securing victory for the APC in the January 2027 elections.

The President also urged leaders of the various directorates to engage other party members who were not formally listed in the campaign council, stressing the importance of broad participation in the campaign.

According to Tinubu, the administration has delivered on its campaign promises and placed Nigeria 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,” the President said.

He urged the campaign team to highlight the administration's achievements and inspire confidence among Nigerians as the 2027 election approaches.

“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 added.