Tinubu Names Yari Director-General of APC 2027 Presidential Campaign
The Story
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has constituted the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council for the January 2027 presidential election, appointing former Zamfara State governor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, as its Director-General. President Tinubu will serve as the chairman of the 108-member council, with Vice President Kashim Shettima and APC National Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda as vice chairmen. Governor Hope Uzodimma has been named secretary. The council's composition was announced on Saturday by Bayo Onanuga, the presidential spokesperson. A body of advisers includes Chief Bisi Akande, Chief Segun Osoba, Senator Rochas Okorocha, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, and Senator Florence Ita Giwa. Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker Tajudeen Abass, and Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State are deputy director-generals for the south and north, working with Senators Bamidele Opeyemi and Jibril Barau. Senator Adams Oshiomhole is deputy director-general for mobilization, and the President’s Chief of Staff is deputy director-general for administration. James Faleke returns as deputy director-general for election planning, coordination, and monitoring, working with zonal directors including Senator Olushola Adeyeye for the South West and Dr Ngozi Olejeme for the South South. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) questioned the inclusion of individuals facing corruption allegations, such as Betta Edu and Ngozi Olejeme, calling the council a rehabilitation centre. The Jagaban Grassroots Movement congratulated Kogi State Governor Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo on his appointment as Deputy Director in charge of Finance and Kogi State Coordinator for the campaign, stating it would energize party members for Tinubu's victory. Separately, an APC LGA chairman in Kogi slumped and died during a reconciliation meeting.
The Spread
What they agree on
- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has constituted the APC Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 election.
- Senator Abdulaziz Yari has been appointed as the Director-General of the campaign council.
- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will serve as the chairman of the campaign council.
- Vice President Kashim Shettima and APC National Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda will serve as vice chairmen.
- The campaign council has 108 members.
Where they split
- TheCable and ThisDay report on the appointment of Governor Ododo as Deputy Director in charge of Finance and Kogi State Coordinator, while other outlets focus solely on the national campaign council appointments.
- The African Democratic Congress (ADC) frames the campaign council appointments as a "rehabilitation centre for persons facing unresolved corruption questions," specifically questioning the inclusion of Betta Edu and Ngozi Olejeme, a perspective not emphasized by other outlets.
- TheCable reports on the death of an APC LGA chairman in Kogi during a reconciliation meeting, a detail not covered by other outlets in relation to the campaign council appointments.