The All Progressives Congress (APC) has constituted its National Campaign Council and several sub-committees to coordinate its campaign activities ahead of the Osun State governorship election scheduled for August 15, 2026.
The party announced the development in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka.
According to the statement, the National Campaign Council will be chaired by Imo State Governor and Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, Senator Hope Uzodimma.
Other top officials named as co-chairmen are Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas.
The council also has the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Political and Other Matters, Ibrahim Kabir Masari, as Deputy Chairman, while Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin will serve as Secretary.
Morka said the council brings together the party’s highest-ranking political figures and stakeholders from across the country to spearhead the campaign.
“The Council comprises eminent Party leaders, governors, members of the National Working Committee, principal officers of the National Assembly, ministers, federal and state legislators, and other key stakeholders drawn from across the country to drive the Party’s campaign towards victory,” he said.
The APC also announced the constitution of specialised sub-committees to ensure effective planning and execution of campaign activities ahead of the poll.
According to the statement, the committees will oversee election planning and management, finance and resource mobilisation, grassroots engagement and mobilisation, logistics and campaign management, monitoring and compliance, protocol, media and publicity, security, youth mobilisation, mobilisation of persons with disabilities, women’s mobilisation, and secretariat functions.
Explaining the rationale behind the committees, Morka said they were established to guarantee efficient coordination throughout the campaign.
“To ensure seamless coordination and effective execution of campaign activities, the Party has also constituted specialised sub-committees covering Election Planning and Management; Finance and Resource Mobilisation; Contact, Grassroots
Engagement and Mobilisation; Logistics and Campaign Management; Monitoring and Compliance; Protocol; Media and Publicity; Security; Youth Mobilisation; Special Interest (Persons with Disabilities) Mobilisation; Women’s Mobilisation; and Secretariat functions,” he stated.
The party further announced that the National Campaign Council and its sub-committees will be formally inaugurated on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at the Transcorp Hilton Event Centre in Abuja.
Morka said the inauguration would mark the commencement of the council’s activities ahead of the August 15 governorship election in Osun State.
“The inauguration of the National Campaign Council and its Sub-Committees is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at the Transcorp Hilton Event Centre, Abuja, at 12:00 noon,” the statement added.