President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed former Minister, Dr. Betta Edu, as the Director of Women Mobilisation for his 2027 presidential campaign council.
Newsonspot reports that Edu’s appointment was contained in the list of members of the campaign council released on Saturday morning.
The council will be chaired by President Tinubu, while APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, will serve as Vice Chairman.
Former Zamfara State Governor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, has been appointed Director-General, while Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, will serve as Secretary.
APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Bashiru, and Hadiza Bala-Usman were named Deputy Secretary and Assistant Secretary respectively.
The campaign council will also have an advisory body comprising former APC National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande; Chief Segun Osoba; Senator Rochas Okorocha; Senator Abdullahi Adamu; and Senator Florence Ita Giwa.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni were appointed Deputy Directors-General for the southern and northern parts of the country.
They will work alongside Senator Opeyemi Bamidele and Senator Jibril Barau in the two zones.
Senator Adams Oshiomhole was appointed Deputy Director-General in charge of Mobilisation, while the President’s Chief of Staff will oversee administration as Deputy Director-General.
James Abiodun Faleke, who played a prominent role in Tinubu’s 2022/2023 presidential campaign, has also returned as Deputy Director-General for Election Planning, Coordination and Monitoring.
Faleke will work with zonal directors, including Senator Olushola Adeyeye for the South-West, Dr Ngozi Olejeme for the South-South, Senator Uche Ekwunife for the South-East, Muntaqha Rabe for the North-West, Ahmed Muhammed Ketso for the North-Central and Senator Sani Danladi for the North-East.
Ms Stella Okotete, Engineer Abdullahi Garba Ramat and Audu Maikori were appointed Secretaries of the Election Planning Directorate.
Muiz Adeyemi Banire will head the Legal Directorate as Director, with Dr Liman Hassan and Babatunde Ogala serving as deputies.
Other members of the legal team include Prince Lateef Fagbemi, Ibrahim Shema, Worgu Boms and Dr Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, will serve as Coordinating Director for Media and Strategic Communication.
He will work with Dele Alake, Bayo Onanuga and Lanre Issa-Onilu.
The media directorate also includes Tunde Rahman, Sunday Dare, Daniel Bwala and Felix Morka as Coordinating Deputy Directors.
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Abdulaziz AbdulAziz, Temitope Ajayi, Arabinrin Aderonke and Frederick Nwabufor were named Coordinating Secretaries.
Segun Dada will return as Director of New Media, a position he held during the 2022/2023 campaign, while Solomon Arowolo will serve as Secretary of New Media Directorate.
President Tinubu charged members of the campaign council to work towards securing victory for the APC in the 2027 presidential election, urging them to engage other party members who could contribute to the campaign.
The President said his administration had fulfilled its campaign promises and placed Nigeria on a path of economic growth, tasking the campaign team with highlighting the government’s achievements ahead of the election.
The formation of the council signals the APC’s official move into preparations for Tinubu’s bid for a second term in office.
