The All Progressives Congress (APC) has named Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike; Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke; and Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, as coordinators in its expanded presidential campaign council for the 2027 general election.
The revised council is scheduled to be inaugurated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday, October 14, as the ruling party intensifies preparations for the presidential election. the planned inauguration on Tuesday.
The inclusion of the three politicians is notable because they have political affiliations outside the APC. Wike belongs to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Soludo is associated with the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), while Adeleke won the 2026 Osun governorship election on the Accord Party platform. their appointments and party affiliations.
Under the revised arrangement, Wike will coordinate the APC’s presidential campaign in Rivers State and the Federal Capital Territory, while Soludo and Adeleke will oversee campaign activities in Anambra and Osun states, respectively.
The appointments place the three politicians in strategic positions within the ruling party’s campaign structure despite their separate political affiliations.
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has also been appointed Deputy National Coordinator I for stakeholders’ mobilisation in the South-West, a role expected to support the party’s engagement with political stakeholders across the region.
## APC Reshuffles Campaign Leadership
The expanded council revises several positions contained in the initial list released on August 22.
Former Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, retains the position of Director-General, while Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas and Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq have been named Deputy Vice-Chairmen I, II and III, respectively.
Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has been assigned the position of Deputy Director-General I for the North, while Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin becomes Deputy Director-General II for the region.
Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Benjamin Kalu have been appointed Deputy Directors-General I and II for the South, respectively.
The revised structure also names all 32 APC governors as campaign coordinators in their respective states.
In Oyo State, the party’s governorship candidate, Sharafadeen Alli, will coordinate campaign activities. Mohammed Abubakar in Bauchi and Chijioke Chukwu in Abia have also been assigned similar responsibilities as the APC’s governorship candidates in their states.
## 14 Advisers Named
The campaign council includes 14 advisers drawn from politics, government and public service.
They include former APC National Chairman Bisi Akande, former Ogun State Governor Segun Osoba, Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume, former senator Florence Ita-Giwa, former Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun, former APC National Secretary Iyiola Omisore and former Coordinating Minister of the Economy Wale Edun.
The expanded council brings together serving governors, federal ministers, legislators, party officials and other political figures in a structure designed to coordinate the APC’s nationwide presidential campaign.
## 2027 Election Campaign Underway
The council’s inauguration comes as political parties organise their campaigns ahead of the 2027 general election.
According to the revised timetable published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), campaigns for the presidential and National Assembly elections commenced on August 19, 2026, and are scheduled to end on January 14, 2027. The presidential and National Assembly elections are fixed for January 16, 2027..
Tinubu is expected to face opposition candidates, including former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), alongside other contenders.
With the expanded campaign council, the APC is positioning its political network for a nationwide contest. The participation of figures affiliated with other parties is likely to draw attention to the alliances and political calculations shaping the run-up to the election.
