2027 Polls: Abdulaziz Yari Emerges APC Campaign DG, Uzodimma Named Secretary
By Tony Enokela
Former Zamfara State Governor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, has been appointed Director-General of the All Progressives Congress, APC Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the January 2027 presidential election.
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, will serve as Secretary of the campaign council, according to the list of council members released on Saturday.
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 also serve as Vice Chairman.
APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Bashiru, and Hadiza Bala-Usman were appointed Deputy Secretary and Assistant Secretary respectively.
The campaign council will be supported by a team of senior advisers comprising Chief Bisi Akande, Chief Segun Osoba, Senator Rochas Okorocha, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and Senator Florence Ita Giwa.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, House of Representatives Speaker 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 Bamidele Opeyemi and Senator 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 as Deputy Director-General.
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 across the six geopolitical zones. They include 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.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris Malagi, has been appointed Coordinating Director for Media and Strategic Communication.
He will work alongside Dele Alake, Bayo Onanuga and Lanre Issa-Onilu, while Tunde Rahman, Sunday Dare, Daniel Bwala and Felix Morka will serve as Coordinating Deputy Directors.
Abdulaziz AbdulAziz, Temitope Ajayi, Arabinrin Aderonke and Frederick Nwabufor will serve as Coordinating Secretaries of the media directorate. Segun Dada returns as Director of New Media, the same position he held during the 2022/2023 campaign, while Solomon Arowolo will serve as Secretary of the New Media Directorate.
The APC also appointed five spokespersons led by Dele Alake. Others are Alwan Hassan, Ayobami Oyalowo, Kemi Asekun-Shittu and Adamu Fanda.
The Legal Directorate will be headed by Muiz Adeyemi Banire, with Dr Liman Hassan and Babatunde Ogala serving as deputies.
President Tinubu charged members of the campaign council to work tirelessly to secure victory for the APC in the January 2027 election.
He also directed leaders of the various directorates to reach out to other party members who were not formally listed but could contribute to the campaign.
The President said his administration had delivered on its campaign promises and placed Nigeria on a path towards economic progress, urging the campaign team to communicate its achievements to 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,” Tinubu said.
He urged the campaign council to defeat political forces seeking to take the country backwards as the APC begins preparations for the 2027 presidential election
