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APC Officially Confirms THEWILL Exclusive, Unveils Expanded Revised Presidential Campaign Council, Keyamo, Kalu, Others Make New List As Yari Retains DG
APC Officially Confirms Exclusive, Unveils Expanded Revised Presidential Campaign Council, Keyamo, Kalu, Others Make New List As Yari Retains DG
Expanded council confirms ’s August 24 exclusive that Tinubu ordered the recall and reconstitution of the controversial initial 223-member campaign structure.
Keyamo, Kalu, Wike, Adeleke, Umahi, Ganduje, Fashola and other political heavyweights feature prominently in the revised campaign machinery.
Yari retains his position as Director-General as APC establishes extensive national, zonal, state, parliamentary, stakeholder and sectoral mobilisation structures.
Tinubu’s expanded Presidential Campaign Council will be inaugurated at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday, October 14, ahead of the 2027 election.
October 13, () – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially unveiled an expanded and revised Presidential Campaign Council for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid, confirming ’s exclusive report that the President ordered the recall and reconstitution of the initial council following growing disquiet among senior party members and stakeholders.
The new campaign machinery, contained in a 13-page document signed by APC National Secretary, Senator Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru, substantially expands the structure initially unveiled in August, bringing several political heavyweights into strategic positions and creating layers of mobilisation across the country.
Among prominent figures in the revised structure are Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo; Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu; FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike; Minister of Works, David Umahi; former APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje; former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola; and former Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo.
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The revised list also assigns important roles to politicians associated with the opposition party and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo
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The council is scheduled for inauguration on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, at 11:00 a.m., according to the notice accompanying the list.
President Tinubu is Chairman of the council, while Vice President Kashim Shettima and APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, are Vice Chairmen I and II, respectively.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, and former Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Adamu, are listed as Deputy Vice Chairmen.
Yari Retains DG, Oshiomhole Heads Mobilisation
Former Zamfara State Governor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, retains his position as Director-General of the campaign.
The director-general’s office is supported by a number of deputies assigned to different responsibilities and geographical areas.
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, is Deputy Director-General, North I, while Benjamin Kalu is Deputy Director-General, South I.
Senator Adams Oshiomhole is Deputy Director-General for Mobilisation, while Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, heads Administration.
House of Representatives member, James Faleke, is Deputy Director-General for Election Planning, Coordination and Monitoring.
Former Katsina State Governor, Ibrahim Kabir Masari, is Deputy Director-General for Logistics and Operations and also heads Parliamentary Mobilisation, while Umahi is Deputy Director-General for Infrastructure, Mobilisation and Sensitisation.
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, serves as Secretary of the Campaign Council, with APC National Secretary, Basiru, as Deputy Secretary and Hadiza Bala Usman as Assistant Secretary.
Wike Takes Rivers, FCT; Adeleke Coordinates Osun
The state coordination structure contains some of the most politically significant appointments in the revised council.
Wike has been named Tinubu’s campaign coordinator for both Rivers State and the Federal Capital Territory.
Adeleke is listed as Osun State Campaign Coordinator.
The state coordinators also include Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo; Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde; Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah; Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo; Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori; Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani; Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf; Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umar Radda; Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia; and Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago.
The cross-party complexion of the appointments indicates an attempt to construct a broader political coalition around Tinubu’s second-term bid beyond the formal structure of the APC.
Dankwambo is among advisers to the council, while Bode George is listed as Adviser on Media.
Keyamo, Alake, Onanuga In Media Team
The Directorate of Media and Strategic Communications brings together several senior government officials, presidential aides and political communicators.
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, is Coordinating Director I, while Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, is Coordinating Director II and one of the presidential campaign spokespersons.
Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, is Coordinating Director III, while Lanre Issa-Onilu is Coordinating Director IV.
Keyamo, Abdulmumin Jibrin, Segun Showunmi, Lere Olayinka and Obafemi George are among members of the directorate.
Awan Hassan, Ayobami Feyisetan Oyolowo, Kemi Asekun-Shittu, Adamu Fanda, Mohammed Garba and Bala Ibrahim are also listed as presidential campaign spokespersons.
Oborevwori Heads Finance, Abiodun Fundraising
Oborevwori heads the Directorate of Finance/Treasury, with Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, and Abubakar Kabir Bichi serving as deputy directors.
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, is Director of Fundraising, while Zacch Adedeji is Deputy Director.
Former Kebbi State Governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, heads the Directorate of Policy and Manifesto Development.
Muiz Adeyemi Banire, SAN, heads the Legal Directorate, which contains dozens of lawyers and legal practitioners expected to handle the campaign’s legal affairs.
Ganduje, Fashola Lead Stakeholder Mobilisation
The expanded council also establishes a major Directorate of Stakeholder Mobilisation headed by Ganduje.
Doye Diri and Reuben Clifford Wilson are deputy directors, while Mutiu Are and Sani Ismail Nguru serve in the secretariat.
Former Sokoto State Governor, Aliyu Wamakko, coordinates stakeholder mobilisation in the North-West, while Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, heads the North-East.
Senator Sani Musa coordinates the North-Central; Pius Odubu, the South-South; and Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, the South-East.
Fashola is Zonal Coordinator for Stakeholders’ Mobilisation in the South-West.
Former Osun State Governor, Isiaka Oyetola, and former Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko, serve as deputy zonal coordinators in the South-West, with Senator Teslim Folarin as Zonal Secretary.
Campaign Spreads Across Sectors
The breadth of the revised council is also reflected in the large number of specialised directorates created to target different segments of the electorate.
They include directorates for Election Planning, Coordination and Monitoring; General Logistics and Operations; Parliamentary Mobilisation; Infrastructure Mobilisation and Sensitisation; Finance/Treasury; Fund Raising; Policy and Manifesto Development; Legal Affairs; Media and Strategic Communications; New Media; Security and Intelligence; and Data Management.
Others cover Contact and Mobilisation, Creative Sector Mobilisation, Artisans, Diaspora, Persons Living with Disability, Sports, Women, Civil Society, Youth, Health, Agro-Allied sectors, Financial and Tech Services, Extractive Industries, Education, Manufacturing and MSMEs, Protocol and Labour Union Relations.
There are also structures for Digital Operations, Organising, Welfare, Morale and Support, Grassroots Engagement, Special Duties, Faith-Based Mobilisation, Community Support and Engagement, Stakeholder Mobilisation and Support Group Mobilisation.
Yobo is Deputy Director II in the Directorate of Sports Sector Mobilisation, while Ayiri Emami heads Special Duties.
Support Groups Brought Under Campaign Machinery
The Directorate of Support Group Mobilisation is headed by Silas Agara, with Senator Shehu Sani and Muri Ajaka as deputy directors.
The structure establishes zonal coordinators, deputy coordinators and secretaries across the geopolitical zones, effectively bringing political support groups into the national campaign architecture.
The campaign has similarly created extensive structures for grassroots, community, civil society, youth, women and faith-based mobilisation.
The arrangement suggests an attempt to build a campaign operation extending from the national leadership to constituencies and organised groups at the grassroots.
State Campaign Councils Expanded
The APC document also spells out the membership of the State Campaign Councils, creating another layer of organisation beneath the Presidential Campaign Council.
Each state structure will comprise the State Campaign Coordinator and the State APC Executive Committee.
It will also accommodate all serving and former members of the National Assembly and State Houses of Assembly, serving ministers from the state, National Assembly candidates and State Assembly candidates.
All elected APC local government chairmen or chairmen of LGA Campaign Councils will be included, alongside members of the Presidential Campaign Council from the respective states.
The party also provides for the inclusion of any other critical stakeholders considered appropriate.
The arrangement effectively creates a chain of command running from the national Presidential Campaign Council through the states to local political structures.
Revised List Confirms Exclusive
The unveiling of the expanded council confirms ’s exclusive report published on Monday, August 24, that Tinubu had ordered the recall and reconstitution of the initial campaign council following growing disquiet among senior APC members and stakeholders.
The controversy followed the unveiling on August 22 of an initial 223-member Presidential Campaign Council.
The composition immediately raised questions within the ruling party over the absence of several prominent politicians who played significant roles in the APC’s 2023 presidential campaign.
The initial council was also considerably smaller than the 422-member campaign council constituted by the APC for the 2023 presidential election.
Beyond its size, however, the controversy centred on the omission of influential APC governors, party leaders and campaign veterans, as well as concerns among stakeholders that the structure failed to adequately reflect the hierarchy, geographical spread and competing political interests within the ruling party.
subsequently reported on August 24 that Tinubu had intervened, ordering a reconstitution of the council in response to the concerns.
The 13-page revised structure now provides official confirmation of that report.
The expanded council not only accommodates more APC stakeholders but also gives strategic responsibilities to influential politicians outside the ruling party, underscoring an apparent effort by Tinubu’s camp to assemble a broad political coalition for the 2027 contest.
With the revised campaign machinery now unveiled, attention will shift to its formal inauguration on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, when Tinubu is expected to formally activate the political structure that will drive his bid for a second term in office.
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