Preparations for the 2027 presidential contest have gained momentum as the Obi-Kwankwaso Movement announced a 59-member campaign council to coordinate its mobilisation and operations across Nigeria. The council unveiled on Thursday features political coordinators from the six geopolitical zones and the Federal Capital Territory, alongside officials assigned to different departments of the campaign structure. John […]
Preparations for the 2027 presidential contest have gained momentum as the Obi-Kwankwaso Movement announced a 59-member campaign council to coordinate its mobilisation and operations across Nigeria.
The council unveiled on Thursday features political coordinators from the six geopolitical zones and the Federal Capital Territory, alongside officials assigned to different departments of the campaign structure.
John Ughulu, the movement’s Director-General, was named Director-General of the campaign, while National Secretary Saadatu Sani is also listed among the leadership of the council.
The new structure includes state coordinators covering all 36 states and the FCT, giving the movement a nationwide organisational framework as it seeks support for the joint presidential ticket of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso.
Key positions created within the council cover grassroots mobilisation, women’s affairs, contact and engagement, information technology, procurement, special duties, legal affairs, strategy and planning, security and intelligence, as well as administration.
Sani, while congratulating the appointees, told them that their new roles carried responsibilities beyond holding political positions, charging them to take the movement’s message directly to Nigerians.
She said the campaign council must take the vision and aspirations of its principals from urban centres to local governments, wards and communities throughout the federation.
According to her, the movement’s campaign would focus on a broader national vision rather than individuals seeking personal recognition. She described the objective as mobilising Nigerians around the prospect of a more prosperous, united and functional country.
Sani further urged members to approach the assignment with discipline, loyalty, humility and courage, noting that the campaign would demand coordinated action, strategic thinking, grassroots mobilisation and effective communication.
She said one of the council’s immediate priorities was to ensure that the message of the movement’s principals reached Nigerians across the country and that the voice of the people was heard nationwide.
The zonal appointments include Suleiman Abubakar for North-Central, Hashimu Dungurawa for North-West, Amadu Gwambe for North-East, Dr Adebayo Adefolaseye for South-West, Christopher Ighodaro for South-South and El-Shaddai Ikeh for South-East.
Rev Mike Agbon was appointed Director of Inter-Ethnic Group in Northern Nigeria, while Sabo Gashua will oversee Grassroots Mobilisation and Glory Adayi will head Women Affairs.
Other appointments include Kabir Yahaya as Director of Contact and Engagement, Abdumumini Tijjani as Director of Mobilisation, Yusuf Mani as Director of Special Duties and Peace Daful as Director of Procurement.
Prof Charles Nwekeaku will head the South Eastern Town Hall, while Sunmisola Adebayo takes charge of Information Technology. Kingdom Okere was named Director of Legal Affairs and Abiodun Dabiri Director of Strategy and Planning.
Richard Enemona CSP (retd.) was appointed Director of Security and Intelligence, while Aisha Abdulrahaman will oversee Administration.
The movement had last month reaffirmed its intention to maintain an independent political structure rather than merge with another organisation ahead of the 2027 elections, while retaining Ughulu as its founder and Director-General.
The latest development follows the group’s call for an impartial probe into the reported disruption of Obi’s convoy during his visit to Benue State. The movement said its security personnel deliberately avoided retaliatory action to prevent the situation from turning violent.