Tinubu Inaugurates APC Presidential Campaign Council Ahead of 2027 Elections.
President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The inauguration took place on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at the State House Banquet Hall in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, with Vice President Kashim Shettima, party leaders, governors and other political figures in attendance.
Tinubu will serve as chairman of the council, with Shettima as vice chairman I and APC National Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda as vice chairman II.
Former Zamfara State Governor Abdulaziz Yari was named Director General of the campaign council, while Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma will serve as secretary. Other officials include Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas and Senator Adams Oshiomhole, who was appointed Deputy Director General in charge of mobilisation.
The revised council also includes Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike, Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo and Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke.
Wike was assigned to coordinate the campaign in Rivers State and the Federal Capital Territory, while Soludo will coordinate activities in Anambra State and Adeleke in Osun State.
The three politicians belong to different political parties. Wike is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Soludo belongs to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), while Adeleke won the Osun governorship election under the Accord Party.
The campaign council also includes governors, lawmakers, former governors and other political stakeholders assigned responsibilities for mobilisation, communications, fundraising and election coordination across the country.
According to the announced campaign timetable, the APC is scheduled to commence its campaign activities with a rally in Kaduna on October 24, 2026, ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
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