Tinubu Activates The “Rainbow Coalition” With Governors, Opposition Figures Given Key Roles In Presidential Campaign Council.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released a revised list of its Presidential Campaign Council, featuring notable additions and adjustments to key positions ahead of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign.
Among the prominent figures included in the revised list are FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, and political commentator Segun Showunmi.
Wike has been named campaign coordinator for President Tinubu in Rivers State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), while Adeleke will serve as the Osun State Campaign Coordinator.
Showunmi has also been included in the council’s media communications team.
Other notable additions include PDP Senator Ibrahim Dankwambo, who has been listed as one of the Campaign Council Advisers, alongside Obafemi George, who will also serve as a media adviser.
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Benjamin Kalu has been appointed Deputy Director-General for South II, while Rivers State House of Assembly Speaker Martin Amaewhule will serve as South-South Deputy Coordinator for State Assemblies Mobilisation.
Minister of Works, David Umahi, will serve as Deputy Director-General for Infrastructure and Sensitisation, while Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has been named Director of Finance, while Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun and Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) Chairman Zacch Adedeji will coordinate fundraising activities for the campaign.
The media communications team features Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin, Lere Olayinka, media aide to Wike, and Segun Showunmi.
Former Super Eagles captain Joseph Yobo has been appointed Deputy Director for Sports Sector Mobilisation, while businessman Ayiri Emami will serve as Director for Special Duties.
Former Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has been named Director for Stakeholder Mobilisation, while former Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola will serve as the South-West Zonal Coordinator for Stakeholders’ Mobilisation.
Senator Abdulaziz Yari will continue as Director-General of the re-election campaign, with Senator Adams Oshiomhole serving as Deputy Director-General in charge of Mobilisation and Femi Gbajabiamila as Deputy Director-General for Administration.
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma will retain his position as Secretary of the Campaign Council.
APC National Secretary Senator Ajibola Bashiru and Hadiza Bala-Usman have been named Deputy Secretary and Assistant Secretary, respectively.
Dele Alake will continue as spokesman for the Campaign Council, while James Faleke will serve as Deputy Director-General for Election Planning, Coordination and Monitoring.
The revised list reflects a broad coalition of political figures, serving governors, lawmakers, party officials and other stakeholders drawn from different political backgrounds and regions to support Tinubu’s re-election campaign.
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