2027: Obi-Kwankwaso Movement Unveils 59-Member Presidential Campaign Council

The Obi-Kwankwaso Movement has unveiled a 59-member Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The council comprises zonal and state coordinators as well as directors for mobilisation, women affairs, strategy, security, legal affairs and other key directorates, according to a statement issued on Thursday.

Under the structure, the Director-General of the Movement, John Ughulu, will serve as Director-General of the Campaign Council, while the National Secretary, Saadatu Sani, is also listed in the campaign leadership.

The council has coordinators for the six geopolitical zones and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), with state coordinators appointed for all 36 states.

It also includes directors for grassroots mobilisation, contact and engagement, special duties, procurement, Information Technology, legal affairs, strategy and planning, security and intelligence, and administration.

The unveiling comes as the Movement intensifies mobilisation for the joint presidential ticket of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso.

In a congratulatory message to the appointees, Sani described their selection as a call to duty and charged them to take the message of the principals to every community.

“Your selection is not merely an appointment; it is a call to duty, sacrifice, leadership and service to Nigeria. At this critical moment in our nation’s history, the responsibility before the Presidential Campaign Council is enormous,” she said.

“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.

“Your appointment is an honour, but more importantly, it is a responsibility. The journey has begun. The assignment is clear. The mission is Nigeria.”

She stressed that the Movement was not built around individuals seeking personal recognition but around a national vision.

“The OK Movement is not built around individuals seeking personal recognition. It is a movement driven by a larger national vision: to mobilise Nigerians around the possibility of a better, more prosperous, united and functional Nigeria.

“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,” she stated.

Among those appointed are Suleiman Abubakar as North-Central Coordinator, Hashimu Dungurawa (North-West), Amadu Gwambe (North-East), Dr. Adebayo Adefolaseye (South-West), Christopher Ighodaro (South-South), and El-Shaddai Ikeh (South-East).

Others are Rev. Mike Agbon as Director, Inter-Ethnic Group in Northern Nigeria, Sabo Gashua (Grassroots Mobilisation), Glory Adayi (Women Affairs), Kabir Yahaya (Contact and Engagement), Abdulmumini Tijjani (Mobilisation), Yusuf Mani (Special Duties), Peace Daful (Procurement), Prof. Charles Nwekeaku (South-East Town Hall Meeting), and Sunmisola Adebayo (Information Technology).

Also appointed are Kingdom Okere as Director, Legal Affairs, Abiodun Dabiri (Strategy and Planning), Richard Enemona, CSP (Rtd.), (Security and Intelligence), and Aisha Abdulrahaman as Director of Administration.

The Movement had last month reaffirmed its decision to retain its independent structure rather than merge with another political organisation ahead of the 2027 elections, while backing Ughulu as its founder and Director-General.

The unveiling comes days after the Movement condemned the reported disruption of Obi’s convoy during his visit to Benue State and called for an impartial investigation into the incident.