The Obi-Kwankwaso movement has constituted a 59-member Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
The support group backing Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), and his running mate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, unveiled the council on Thursday.
The council comprises zonal and state coordinators, as well as directors responsible for mobilisation, women affairs, strategy, security, legal affairs and other areas.
John Ughulu, the movement’s director-general, will serve as director-general of the campaign council, while Saadatu Sani, its national secretary, will serve as secretary.
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 expected to be announced separately.
Below are members of the campaign council:
- John Ughulu — director-general
- Saadatu Sani — national secretary
ZONAL & STATE COORDINATORS
- Suleiman Abubakar — north-central
- Maiyaki Samson — Kogi
- Tokji J. Mandim — Plateau
- Yusuf Abdullahi — Nasarawa
- Aliyu Tershaku — Benue
- Awal Goma — Niger
- Ibrahim Jabir — FCT
- Kazeem Olawuyi — Kwara
- Hashimu Dungurawa — north-west
- Balaraba Abdullahi — Jigawa
- Ibrahim Kaya — Kaduna
- Muhammed Tukur — Sokoto
- Rabiu Na Begu — Kano
- Usman Sani — Zamfara
- Sabiu Hassan — Jigawa
- Armayau Shehu — Kebbi
- Yusif Sule — Katsina
- Amadu Gwambe — north-east
- Abubakar Bala — Adamawa
- Ismail Mairungu — Gombe
- Hajiya Salaha Abubakar — Taraba
- Ahmed Aminu — Bauchi
- Ibrahim Garba Muhammad — Yobe
- Aliyu AK Balarabe — Borno
- Adebayo Adefolaseye — south-west
- Otunba Segun Odekunle — Osun
- Bababowale Olagbenro — Oyo
- Animasaun Diamond — Ekiti
- Shakirat Arowolo — Ogun
- Ibironke Ogboro — Lagos
- Ibrahim Shuibu — Ondo
- Christopher Ighodaro — south-south
- Egwu Arong — Cross River
- Elijah Noah — Akwa Ibom
- Eromosele Jatto — Edo
- Favour Emerure — Delta
- Furoebi Akene — Bayelsa
- Princess Jane Petters — Rivers
- El-shaddai Ikeh — south-east
- Nwanebu Christian Onyinyechi — Imo
- Chukwudi Onyejekwe — Anambra
- Roland Edeh — Ebonyi
- Victor Onyia — Enugu
- Zulu Ofoelue — Abia
DIRECTORATE
- Mike Agbon — director of inter-ethnic group in northern Nigeria
- Sabo Gashua — director of grassroots mobilisation
- Glory Adayi — director of women affairs
- Kabir Yahaya — director of contact and engagement
- Abdumumini Tijjani — director of mobilisation
- Yusuf Mani — director of special duties
- Peace Daful — director of procurement
- Charles Nwekeaku — director of south eastern town hall association
- Sunmisola Adebayo — director of information technology
- Kingdom Okere — director of legal affairs
- Abiodun Dabiri — director of strategy and planning
- Richard Enemona — director of security and intelligence
- Aisha Abdulrahaman — director of administration