APC Releases Full 2027 Presidential Campaign Council List

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has unveiled the full roster for its 2027 Presidential Campaign Council, a detailed list comprising 223 members. This announcement, released by the Presidency, builds upon an earlier outline of the council's principal officers.

President Bola Tinubu is set to lead the council, with Vice President Kashim Shettima and APC National Chairman Professor Nentawe Yilwatda serving as the primary vice chairmen. Senator Abdulaziz Yari has been appointed Director-General, and Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma will act as Secretary.

The newly expanded list introduces specialized directorates. These include finance, extractive industries, education, manufacturing and MSMEs, support group coordination, faith-based mobilization, protocol, labor union relations, special duties, stakeholders’ mobilization, community support, digital operations, grassroots engagement, and welfare. Notable appointments within these directorates include former Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje as Director of Stakeholders’ Mobilisation and former Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola as Zonal Coordinator for stakeholders’ mobilisation in the South-West.

Further appointments highlight key figures in various sectors. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, and his counterpart, Ekperikpe Ekpo, are listed as deputy directors in the extractive industry sector. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, will lead the Education Sector Mobilisation directorate, with the Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Ahmad, as his deputy. Former Kaduna State Governor’s aide Shehu Sani is named Deputy Director of Support Group Coordination. The council also features separate leadership for Christian and Muslim faith-based mobilization, led by Stephen Adegbite and Sheikh Haliru Maraya, respectively.