APC Names Wike, Adeleke and Soludo in Tinubu’s 2027 Campaign Council

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expanded its presidential campaign council for the 2027 general election, naming Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke and Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo as campaign coordinators for their respective areas.

Under the revised arrangement, Wike will oversee campaign activities in Rivers State and the FCT, while Adeleke and Soludo will coordinate the party’s campaign in Osun and Anambra states, respectively. President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to inaugurate the council at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday.

Key Takeaways

The APC has expanded and revised its presidential campaign council ahead of the 2027 election.
Nyesom Wike will coordinate campaign activities in Rivers State and the FCT.
Ademola Adeleke and Chukwuma Soludo have been assigned campaign responsibilities in Osun and Anambra states.
All 32 APC governors have been named campaign coordinators in their respective states.
The revised council changes several leadership positions announced in the initial list released on August 22.
Fourteen advisers have been included in the expanded campaign structure.

Wike, Adeleke and Soludo Get Campaign Responsibilities

The appointments place three prominent politicians who have political affiliations outside the APC within its expanded presidential campaign structure.

Wike remains a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Soludo secured a second term in November 2025 on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), while Adeleke won re-election on August 16 under the Accord Party.

Their inclusion in the campaign council, as described in the supplied report, concerns their assigned campaign responsibilities and does not by itself establish that they have formally joined the APC.

The revised arrangement also names Adegboyega Oyetola, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, as Deputy National Coordinator I for stakeholders’ mobilisation in the South-West.

How the Revised Campaign Council Leadership Has Changed

The expanded council changes several positions announced in the APC’s initial membership list released on August 22.

In the earlier arrangement, former Zamfara State Governor Abdulaziz Yari was named Director-General. Senate President Godswill Akpabio, House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni were appointed deputy directors-general.

The revised structure assigns different responsibilities to several senior political figures.

Akpabio, Abbas and Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq have been named Deputy Vice-Chairmen I, II and III, respectively.

Buni moves to Deputy Director-General I for the North, while Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin becomes Deputy Director-General II for the region.

For the South, Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele and Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu have been appointed Deputy Directors-General I and II, respectively.

These adjustments reflect changes to the leadership positions contained in the two council lists.

APC Assigns State Campaign Coordination Roles

A major feature of the expanded council is the appointment of all 32 APC governors as campaign coordinators in their respective states.

The revised arrangement also assigns coordination responsibilities to some of the party’s governorship candidates in states where it does not control the governorship.

In Oyo State, the APC’s governorship candidate, Sharafadeen Alli, will coordinate the presidential campaign. Mohammed Abubakar, the party’s governorship candidate in Bauchi State, has been assigned the same responsibility in Bauchi.

In Abia State, the party’s flagbearer, Chijioke Chukwu, will coordinate campaign activities.

These appointments extend the council’s coordination structure beyond the party’s governors to include selected candidates contesting governorship elections.

Fourteen Advisers Named to the Council

The expanded campaign council also includes 14 advisers drawn from political, governmental and public service backgrounds.

Those named include former Osun State Governor Bisi Akande, former Ogun State Governor Segun Osoba, Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume, and former senator Florence Ita-Giwa.

Other appointees include former Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun, former APC National Secretary Iyiola Omisore, and former Coordinating Minister of the Economy Wale Edun.

Their inclusion adds a group of experienced political figures and public officials to the expanded council, according to the supplied list.

See the full list here

What the 2027 Election Timetable Says

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), according to the supplied report, opened campaigns for the presidential and National Assembly elections on August 19. The campaign period is scheduled to end on January 14, 2027.

Tinubu is expected to contest the presidential election alongside other candidates, including former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).

The expanded council is intended to coordinate the APC’s presidential campaign across states and support its preparations for the 2027 election.

The inauguration planned for the Presidential Villa in Abuja is the next stated step in the council’s rollout. The appointments and revised responsibilities outlined in the supplied report provide the framework for the party’s campaign organisation ahead of the election.

Editorial note: The appointments, inauguration plan and electoral timetable in this article are presented as reported in the supplied source material. Confirm the official council list and current INEC timetable before publication.