OPPOSITION parties’ members, including Governors Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State and his Osun counterpart, Ademola Adeleke, as well as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, were named members of the revised Presidential Campaign of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for next year’s general elections.
Also listed in the enlarge council are Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori; former Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola; Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, among others.
In the revised list released on Tuesday, October 13, President Bola Tinubu chairs the council, with Vice President, Kashim Shettima, and APC National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, as vice chairmen, while Senate President, Godswill Akpabio; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; and Chairman of the Nigeria Governor Forum (NGF) Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, also as vice chairmen.
Former senator, Abdulaziz Yari, remains Director General; Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni; Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele; Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin,; and Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, were listed as deputy directors general.
Senator Adams Oshiomhole will serve as Deputy Director General (Mobilisation); Femi Gbajabiamila will oversee Administration; Ibrahim Kabir Masari (Logistics and Operations); former speaker, Aminu Masari (Deputy Director General, Parliament Mobilisation); Minister of Works, David Umahi (Infrastructure Mobilisation and Sensitisation); member of the House of Representatives, James Faleke (Election Planning, Coordination and Monitoring); Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma (Secretary of the council); Senator Ajibola Basiru (Deputy Secretary) and Hadiza Bala Usman (Assistant Secretary).
Also listed were Cross River Governor, Bassey Out, and Victor Giadom as South-South Coordinators; Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, and Ijeoma Arodiogbu (Southeast); Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and Oladiran Iyantan (Southwest); Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, and Muazu Bawa Rijau (North Central); Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, and Garba Datti Muhammad (Northwest); and former Borno State governor, Ali Modu Sheriff, and Idris Suhaibu (Northeast).
State governors and other political figures were named as campaign coordinators, including Soludo of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Adeleke of the Accord Party (AP), and Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), among others.
