The Obi-Kwankwaso Movement has unveiled a 59-member Presidential Campaign Council to coordinate its activities ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The council, announced on Thursday, comprises zonal and state coordinators as well as directors overseeing mobilisation, women affairs, strategy and planning, security, legal affairs, information technology and other areas.
The development comes as the movement steps up preparations to mobilise support for the joint presidential ticket of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso on the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
Under the new structure, the movement’s Director-General, John Ughulu, will serve as Director-General of the campaign council, while National Secretary Saadatu Sani is also listed among the campaign leadership.
The council has representatives across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones and the Federal Capital Territory, with coordinators appointed for all 36 states.
The structure also includes directorates for grassroots mobilisation, women affairs, contact and engagement, special duties, procurement, information technology, legal affairs, strategy and planning, security and intelligence, and administration.
In a congratulatory message to the newly appointed members, Sani described their appointments as a responsibility to serve and urged them to take the movement’s message from major cities to communities across the country.
She said the council members had been entrusted with communicating the vision and aspirations of the movement to Nigerians at the state, local government, ward and community levels.
Sani also said the movement was focused on a broader national agenda rather than individual political recognition, urging members of the council to work with discipline, strategic thinking and effective communication.
She said the campaign would require coordinated grassroots mobilisation and teamwork as the movement expands its activities ahead of the election.
Zonal coordinators
Among those appointed as zonal coordinators are Suleiman Abubakar for the North-Central, Hashimu Dungurawa for the North-West, Amadu Gwambe for the North-East, Dr Adebayo Adefolaseye for the South-West, Christopher Ighodaro for the South-South and El-Shaddai Ikeh for the South-East.
The council also named coordinators for the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, creating a nationwide organisational structure for the movement.
Other appointments include Rev. Mike Agbon as Director of Inter-Ethnic Group in Northern Nigeria; Sabo Gashua as Director of Grassroots Mobilisation; Glory Adayi as Director of Women Affairs; Kabir Yahaya as Director of Contact and Engagement; and Abdumumini Tijjani as Director of Mobilisation.
Yusuf Mani was appointed Director of Special Duties, Peace Daful Director of Procurement, Prof. Charles Nwekeaku Director of South-Eastern Town Hall, and Sunmisola Adebayo Director of Information Technology.
Kingdom Okere was named Director of Legal Affairs, Abiodun Dabiri Director of Strategy and Planning, while retired CSP Richard Enemona will oversee Security and Intelligence. Aisha Abdulrahaman was appointed Director of Administration.
The unveiling follows the movement’s earlier decision to maintain an independent organisational structure rather than merge with another political organisation ahead of the 2027 election.
The development also comes amid increased political activity among opposition groups. Separately, Professor Pat Utomi is leading discussions with several opposition presidential candidates and their parties over the possibility of a single opposition candidate for the 2027 election. Peter Obi is among the politicians expected to participate in those discussions.
The Obi-Kwankwaso Movement’s latest appointments therefore mark another organisational step as political parties and support groups establish campaign structures and grassroots networks ahead of the 2027 presidential contest.
