The All Progressives Congress (APC) has constituted a 276-member national campaign council, alongside 12 specialised sub-committees, for the August 15 governorship election in Osun state.
In a statement issued on Sunday, Felix Morka, APC national publicity secretary, said the campaign council will be chaired by Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo state and chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum.
Mai Mala Buni, governor of Yobe state; Godswill Akpabio, president of the senate; and Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house of representatives, will serve as co-chairmen.
Ibrahim Masari, senior special assistant to the president on political and other matters, was named deputy chairman, while Barau Jibrin, deputy president of the senate, will serve as secretary.
The campaign council comprises governors, ministers, principal officers of the national assembly, members of the national working committee (NWC), former governors, lawmakers, and other key party stakeholders from across the country.
Among notable members are AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, governor of Kwara; Uba Sani of Kaduna; Babagana Zulum of Borno; Bassey Otu of Cross River; Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti; Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos; Dapo Abiodun of Ogun; Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo; Monday Okpebholo of Edo; and Umaru Bago of Niger.
Others include Atiku Bagudu, minister of budget and economic planning; Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff to the president; Lateef Fagbemi, attorney-general of the federation; Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of interior; Bosun Tijani, minister of communications, innovation and digital economy; and Taiwo Oyedele, minister of finance.
Also listed are Zacch Adedeji, chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS); Dele Alake, minister of solid minerals development; Sunday Dare, special adviser to the president on media and public communications; and Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy.
The APC also set up 12 sub-committees to oversee different aspects of its campaign activities.
The election planning and management committee is chaired by Uzodimma, with Monday Okpebholo as secretary, while the finance and resource mobilisation committee is headed by Sanwo-Olu, with Zacch Adedeji as secretary.
Abba Yusuf, governor of Kano, chairs the contact, grassroots engagement and mobilisation committee, while Otu heads the logistics and campaign management committee. Sani chairs the monitoring and compliance committee, and Sheriff Oborevwori, governor of Delta state, heads the protocol committee.
The media and publicity committee is chaired by Abdullahi Sule, governor of Nasarawa state, with Morka serving as secretary. Its members include Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Tijani, Oyedele, Alake, Dare, and Onanuga.
Other sub-committees include security, chaired by Inuwa Yahaya, governor of Gombe state, with Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the house of representatives, as secretary; youth mobilisation, chaired by Usman Ododo, governor of Kogi state; special interest (persons with disabilities) mobilisation, chaired by Bago; women’s mobilisation, chaired by Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, minister of women affairs; and the secretariat committee, chaired by Ayoola Olajolo.
The party added that the national campaign council and its sub-committees will be inaugurated on Tuesday, July 28, in Abuja.
The event is scheduled to commence at 12 noon, ahead of the August 15 governorship election in Osun state.