Wike and other members of the council will be inaugurated on Wednesday, October 14, at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
By Kehinde Okeowo
In what appears to be a resolve to make all votes count, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has named opposition members, such as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, and his Osun State counterpart, Ademola Adeleke, in its revised Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 general elections.
The development was confirmed on Tuesday, October 13, via a statement issued by the party’s National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru.
According to him, the expanded council, which will be chaired by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, also features Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, former Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun, former Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, and Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo.
Wike, who is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was saddled with the coordination of Tinubu’s re-election campaign in Rivers State and the FCT.
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Adeleke, who is of the Accord Party, on the other hand, will oversee the campaign in Osun State, while Soludo, an All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) chieftain, will oversee things in Anambra.
The statement also named Oborevwori, as the Director of Finance, while Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, and Zacch Adedeji, Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), will coordinate fundraising for the campaign.
Other prominent figures on the revised list include Presidential Adviser on Policy and Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman, and former House of Representatives member, Patrick Obahiagbon.
The council also features former Osun APC governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, former APC National Legal Advisers, Dr Muiz Banire and Babatunde Ogala, as well as Chief Ayiri Emami, Victor Giadom, Magnus Abe, and former Ogun State Governor, Gbenga Daniel.
In addition, the statement confirmed that the campaign council would be inaugurated on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
