Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, have been appointed to new positions in President Bola Tinubu’s expanded presidential campaign council ahead of the 2027 general election.
Akpabio has been named deputy vice-chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, while Wike will coordinate the party’s campaign in Rivers State and the FCT.
The appointments are part of changes introduced in the revised list of the campaign council, which is expected to be inaugurated by Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday.
Other prominent politicians have also received new responsibilities in the expanded council, including Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, who was appointed deputy vice-chairman II, and Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, who will serve as deputy vice-chairman III.
Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has been appointed deputy director-general I for the North, while Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin will serve as deputy director-general II for the region.
Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Benjamin Kalu have also been named deputy director-generals I and II for the South, respectively.
The expanded council also includes Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke and Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo as campaign coordinators for their respective states.
See the expanded list of the APC campaign council.
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