The Obi-Kwankwaso movement has constituted its presidential campaign council for the 2027 presidential election.
The movement, a support group for Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), and his running mate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, unveiled a 59-member committee on Thursday, comprising zonal and state coordinators, directors overseeing mobilisation, women’s affairs, strategy, security, legal affairs, among others.
John Ughulu, the movement’s director-general, and Saadatu Sani, its national secretary, will serve as the campaign council’s director-general and secretary, respectively.
In a statement, Sani said the movement is not built around individuals seeking personal recognition, but is driven by the need to “mobilise Nigerians around the possibility of a better, more prosperous, united and functional Nigeria”.
“Your selection is not merely an appointment; it is a call to duty, sacrifice, leadership and service to Nigeria,” the statement reads.
“At this critical moment in our nation’s history, the responsibility before the Presidential Campaign Council is enormous. You have been entrusted with the task of taking the vision, message and aspirations of our principals directly to the Nigerian people from the cities to the grassroots, from the states to the local governments, and from the wards to every community across the federation.
“We therefore expect every member of the Presidential Campaign Council to approach this assignment with discipline, loyalty, humility, courage and an unwavering commitment to the collective vision of the movement.
“The road ahead will require hard work. It will require strategic thinking, grassroots mobilisation, effective communication and, above all, the ability to work together as one formidable political family.”
Speaking with TheCable on Thursday night, Osa Director, the NDC spokesperson, said the movement’s campaign council does not replace the party’s presidential campaign council, which is scheduled to be announced soon.
Below are members of the campaign council.
1. John Ughulu — director-general
2. Saadatu Sani — national secretary
ZONAL & STATE COORDINATORS
3. Suleiman Abubakar — north-central
4. Maiyaki Samson — Kogi
5. Tokji J. Mandim — Plateau
6. Yusuf Abdullahi — Nasarawa
7. Aliyu Tershaku — Benue
8. Awal Goma — Niger
9. Ibrahim Jabir — FCT
10. Kazeem Olawuyi — Kwara
11. Hashimu Dungurawa — north-west
12. Balaraba Abdullahi — Jigawa
13. Ibrahim Kaya — Kaduna
14. Muhammed Tukur — Sokoto
15. Rabiu Na Begu — Kano
16. Usman Sani — Zamfara
17. Sabiu Hassan — Jigawa
18. Armayau Shehu — Kebbi
19. Yusif Sule — Katsina
20. Amadu Gwambe — north-east
21. Abubakar Bala — Adamawa
22. Ismail Mairungu — Gombe
23. Hajiya Salaha Abubakar — Taraba
24. Ahmed Aminu — Bauchi
25. Ibrahim Garba Muhammad — Yobe
26. Aliyu AK Balarabe — Borno
27. Adebayo Adefolaseye — south-west
28. Otunba Segun Odekunle — Osun
29. Bababowale Olagbenro — Oyo
30. Animasaun Diamond — Ekiti
31. Shakirat Arowolo — Ogun
32. Ibironke Ogboro — Lagos
33. Ibrahim Shuibu — Ondo
34. Christopher Ighodaro — south-south
35. Egwu Arong — Cross River
36. Elijah Noah — Akwa Ibom
37. Eromosele Jatto — Edo
38. Favour Emerure — Delta
39. Furoebi Akene — Bayelsa
40. Princess Jane Petters — Rivers
42. El-shaddai Ikeh — south-east
42. Nwanebu Christian Onyinyechi — Imo
43. Chukwudi Onyejekwe — Anambra
44. Roland Edeh — Ebonyi
45. Victor Onyia — Enugu
46. Zulu Ofoelue — Abia
DIRECTORATE
47. Mike Agbon — director of inter-ethnic group in northern Nigeria
48. Sabo Gashua — director of grassroots mobilisation
49. Glory Adayi — director of women affairs
50. Kabir Yahaya — director of contact and engagement
51. Abdumumini Tijjani — director of mobilisation
52. Yusuf Mani — director of special duties
53. Peace Daful — director of procurement
54. Charles Nwekeaku — director of south eastern town hall association
55. Sunmisola Adebayo — director of information technology
56. Kingdom Okere — director of legal affairs
57. Abiodun Dabiri — director of strategy and planning
58. Richard Enemona — director of security and intelligence
59. Aisha Abdulrahaman — director of administration
