The All Progressives Congress, APC, has appointed the national leader of the party, Bola Tinubu, and billionaire businessmen Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola, into its presidential campaign council for the 2019 general elections.
The list of the members of the presidential council was released on Friday, December 28, 2018, by the special adviser to the president on media and publicity, Femi Adesina.
Tinubu, who will be co-chairing the council while the president chairs it, is part of the special advisory committee to President Buhari.
Some other members of the committee include Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Dangote, Otedola, Senator Ahmed Lawan among others.
See full list below:
Chairman
President Muhammadu Buhari
Co-chairman
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Deputy chairmen
1. Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo.
2. The APC national chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomole
Vice chairman, north
Senator George Akume
Vice chairman, south
Senator Ken Nnamani
Director general
His Excellency, Rt Hon Rotimi Amaechi
Deputy director general (operations)
Senator AO Mamora
Deputy director general (coordination)
Arch Waziri Bulama
Secretary
1. Adamu Adamu
2. Dele Alake
Zonal directors
a. Northwest: Senator Aliyu M. Wamakko
b. Northeast: Senator Muh’d Ali Ndume
c. North Central: Senator Abdullahi Adamu
d. Southwest: Sola Oke (SAN)
e. Southeast: Sharon Ikeazor
f. South South: Senator Godswill Akpabio
Directorates
a. Director, Buhari Support Groups – Dr Mahmoud Mohammed
b. Director, strategic communications – Festus Keyamo (SAN)
a. Deputy Director- Abike Dabiri- Erewa
c. Director, contact & mobilization – Hadiza Bala Usman
a. Deputy Director South -Victor Eboigre
b. Deputy Director North- Senator Bashir Nalado
d. Director, Election Planning & Monitoring – Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN
a. Deputy director I- Baba Kura Abba Jato
b. Deputy director II-Chief Emani Ayiri
e. Director, logistics – Dr. Pius Odubu
a. Deputy director- Senator Umanah Umanah
b. Deputy director II- Nasiru Danu
f. Director, policy research & strategy- Prof Abdulrahman Oba
a. Deputy director- Prof AK Usman
g. Director, Youth mobilization- Hon Tony Nwoye assisted by the APC youth leader Sadiq
a. Deputy Director North- Barrister Ismaeel Ahmed
b. Deputy director South – Jasper Azuatalam
h. Director, admin- Onari Brown
a. Deputy director I- Chris Hassan
b. Deputy director II- Abubakar Magaji Gasau
i. Director, women mobilization- Woman Leader Salamatu Baiwa
a. Deputy director, north – Binta Mu’azu
b. Deputy director, south – Adejoke Orelope Adefulire
j. Director, security – Gen A Dambazzau
a. Deputy Directors – Brigadier General Gambo and Mr. U. Ukoma
k. Director Legal – Emeka Ngige (SAN)
a. Deputy Director- Prof. Maman Lawan Yusufari
l. Director, field operations – Mallam Nuhu Ribadu
M. Director, finance – Wale Edun
Deputy Director ….Alhaji Adamu Fadan
Special advisory committee to Mr President
1. Vice president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo.
2. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
3. Senator Ahmed Lawan (Senate leader)
4. Hon Femi Gbajabiamila ( Leader of the House )
5. APC Party national chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomole
6. Alhaji Aliko Dangote.
7. Mr. Femi Otedola
Council members
1. Chief Bisi Akande
2. Chief John Oyegun
3. Senator Ita Enang
4. All APC serving Senators
5. All APC serving and former governors
6. All APC members of the House of Representatives
7. All members of the national working committee of the APC
8. All zonal women leader
State coordinators
1. Governors are to serve as state coordinators in their respective states
2. Gubernatorial candidates in non- APC states will serve as state coordinators in their respective states.
