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The APC has added former PDP National Publicity Secretary Olisa Metuh, former Edo State governorship candidate Osagie Ize-Iyamu and actress Foluke Daramola to President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 Presidential Campaign Council.
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The supplementary list expands membership across election planning, infrastructure, health, civil society, finance, community support, extractive industries, protocol, new media, data management and creative sector mobilisation.
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The appointments follow the council’s earlier composition and an October revision that included FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo and Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke.
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APC said the latest additions were intended to strengthen coordination among the council’s various components as the party prepares for the 2027 general election.
October 28, (THEWILL) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has further expanded President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 Presidential Campaign Council with the appointment of former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, former Edo State governorship candidate, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, and Nollywood actress, Foluke Daramola, among other political figures and stakeholders.
The party announced the additional appointments in a supplementary list signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, extending the membership of the existing council across several directorates responsible for election planning, mobilisation, coordination and sectoral engagement ahead of the 2027 general election.
Morka said the appointments were intended to expand the council’s composition and improve coordination among its various components.
“The All Progressives Congress (APC) hereby releases a supplementary list of leadership and membership of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu/APC 2027 Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), expanding the composition of the Council ahead of the 2027 general election”, the statement read.
The party added that preparations for the election remained ongoing, reiterating its commitment to effective coordination across the campaign structure.
“Our great Party reiterates its commitment to ensuring effective coordination among the various components of the PCC as preparations remain in top gear for the 2027 general election”, the statement added.
Metuh, a former national publicity secretary of the PDP, is listed as a member of the Directorate of Election Planning, Coordination, Monitoring and Mobilisation. Ize-Iyamu, who previously contested the Edo State governorship election on the APC platform, is also included in the directorate, alongside Daramola and other appointees.
The supplementary document covers several directorates, including Election Planning, Coordination, Monitoring and Mobilisation; Infrastructure Mobilisation and Sensitisation; Health Sector Mobilisation; Civil Society Mobilisation; Financial and Technical Services; Community Support and Empowerment; Extractive Industry Mobilisation; Protocol; New Media; Data Management; and Creative Sector Mobilisation.
The Directorate of Election Planning, Coordination, Monitoring and Mobilisation includes zonal co-directors Hon. Beny Negerese and Engr. Mamuka Rabe Deme, alongside members drawn from different political and professional backgrounds.
The Directorate of Infrastructure Mobilisation and Sensitisation provides for zonal directors across the six geopolitical zones. Those listed include Chief Chuma Nwaze for the South-East, Dr Abiodun Essiet for the North-Central, Moses Ojadua for the South-West, Gift Johnbull for the South-South, Abdulhamid Yahaya Abba for the North-East and Abdullahi Yakasi for the North-West.
The Directorate of Health Sector Mobilisation includes medical and other professionals, while the Directorate of Civil Society Mobilisation names Mr Augustine Umehi as co-director and Hon. Miriam Osoba as assistant secretary.
The Financial and Technical Services Directorate is also expanded, alongside directorates responsible for community support and empowerment, extractive industry mobilisation, protocol, new media, data management and creative sector mobilisation.
The community support and empowerment unit includes Mohammed Sani Sidi, Hon. Solomon Ekwu, Maryam Alexander, Mohammed Alhassan Sadiq, Tijani Ibrahim Sisko and Ado Babayo, among other members.
The Extractive Industry Mobilisation Directorate lists members including Engr. Aminu Shehu, Hon. Isa Sadiq Acida, Hon. Ibrahim Danmadami, Yakubu Yoboto, Austin John, Ahmed Baba and Prof. Philip Tashin.
The Directorate of Protocol includes Khadijat Omotayo Ladega, Mrs. Chafim Thompson, Hon. Omis Ekeho, Amb. Nima Ahmed, PhD, Maryam Ahman and Hajiya Fatima Garba, among others.
The New Media Directorate includes Akaboye Akinsoji, Hon. Toogun Barde, Opeyemi Oyeneye, Olumide Olokode, Abubakar Shakir-Adole and Dr Mariah Olashinde.
In the Directorate of Data Management, Deser David is listed as deputy director, while Dr. Peter Sunday Laghari is named secretary II. Other members include Muhammed Umar Majigiri, Hon. Kabiru Ajana, Hon. Hafsat Kasim Mojisola and Deborah Shegepen Isaac.
The Creative Sector Mobilisation Directorate includes Mohammed Ali Amati, Hon. Ahmed Bello Usman, Ahmed Haruna Dan Alawaki, Ali Sani Tola and Hon. Abdulahi Gadiya, among other members.
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The latest appointments follow earlier steps by the APC to organise its campaign machinery for Tinubu’s re-election bid.
The party released an initial membership list in August, naming President Tinubu as chairman of the council, with Vice-President Kashim Shettima and APC National Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda as vice-chairmen. Former Zamfara State Governor Abdulaziz Yari was named director-general, while Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma was appointed secretary.
The council’s composition was subsequently revised in October ahead of its inauguration by Tinubu on October 14.
The revised list included FCT Minister Nyesom Wike as campaign coordinator for Rivers State and the Federal Capital Territory, Soludo as coordinator for Anambra State, and Adeleke as coordinator for Osun State. Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and former Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola were also among the prominent figures included in the revised composition.
Other officials in the council include Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin and Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu, who were assigned leadership responsibilities.
Senator Adams Oshiomhole was named deputy director-general for mobilisation, while Femi Gbajabiamila was assigned responsibility for administration. James Faleke was appointed deputy director-general for election planning, coordination and monitoring, and Ibrahim Kabir Masari was named deputy director-general for logistics and operations.
The October revision also included former APC national chairmen Adebisi Akande and Abdullahi Adamu, former Ogun State governors Ibikunle Amosun and Segun Osoba, former Osun State Deputy Governor Iyiola Omisore, Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume and former Minister of Finance Wale Edun among the council’s advisers.
The latest supplementary list further broadens the existing campaign organisation as the APC prepares to mobilise political support across the country for the 2027 presidential election.
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