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2027: Obi-Kwankwaso Movement Unveils 59-Member Presidential Campaign Council
The Obi-Kwankwaso Movement has unveiled a 59-member Presidential Campaign Council as it steps up preparations to mobilise support for the proposed Peter Obi-Rabiu Kwankwaso ticket ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The council, announced on Thursday, September 17, brings together zonal and state coordinators as well as directors overseeing mobilisation, women affairs, strategy, security, legal affairs, information technology and other areas of the campaign.
The Director-General of the movement, John Ughulu, will serve as Director-General of the campaign, while its National Secretary, Saadatu Sani, is also part of the campaign leadership.
The structure covers Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones and the Federal Capital Territory, with coordinators designated for each of the 36 states.
In a congratulatory message to the newly appointed members, Sani described their selection as a responsibility to take the movement’s message from the national level to communities across the country.
“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.
“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.”
Sani said the movement intended to build its campaign around a broader national agenda rather than individual political ambitions.
“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.
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She added that the immediate task was to ensure that the movement’s message reached voters across the country.
“Our responsibility is to ensure that the message of our principals reaches every Nigerian and that the voice of the people is heard across the length and breadth of our nation.”
Among the zonal coordinators are 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.
The council also includes Rev. Mike Agbon as Director, Inter-Ethnic Group in Northern Nigeria; Sabo Gashua, Grassroots Mobilisation; Glory Adayi, Women Affairs; Kabir Yahaya, Contact and Engagement; Abdumumini Tijjani, Mobilisation; Yusuf Mani, Special Duties; Peace Daful, Procurement; Prof Charles Nwekeaku, South Eastern Town Hall; and Sunmisola Adebayo, Information Technology.
Kingdom Okere was named Director of Legal Affairs, Abiodun Dabiri will oversee Strategy and Planning, Richard Enemona, CSP (Rtd.), will head Security and Intelligence, while Aisha Abdulrahaman will serve as Director of Administration.
The unveiling follows the movement’s decision last month to retain its independent structure rather than merge with another political organisation ahead of the 2027 elections, while maintaining Ughulu as its founder and Director-General.
It also comes days after the group condemned the reported disruption of Obi’s convoy during his visit to Benue State. The movement said its security personnel deliberately exercised restraint to prevent the incident from escalating into violence.