The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has restricted official communication to three designated figures in a restructuring of its media directorate ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Announced on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, the changes authorise the council’s Director-General, Senator Abdulaziz Yari; Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake; and Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, to speak on its behalf.
Alake retains the position of official spokeperson, while Yari and Idris are also authorised to represent the campaign.
The changes were announced by Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu and Deputy Director-General (Administration) of the council. He said the restructuring was intended to strengthen coordination and improve the effectiveness of public communication.
Other previously designated spokespersons will now serve as members of the Directorate of Media and Strategic Communications without independent authority to speak for the council.
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The council also directed radio and television stations to comply with the revised arrangement, adding that it would nominate representatives for media appearances when necessary.
The decision follows a televised exchange involving former spokesperson Alwan Hassan on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Tuesday, November 10.
Hassan challenged presenter Seun Okinbaloye to test the national 112 emergency line after citing it as an achievement of the Tinubu administration. The attempted call failed to connect, prompting questions about the service’s reliability. Hassan attributed the failure to a possible network problem.
The council did not link the incident to its decision.
The new structure replaces the five-member spokesperson team announced on August 22, 2026, comprising Alake, Hassan, Ayobami Oyalowo, Kemi Asekun-Shittu and Adamu Fanda. The other appointees will remain within the media directorate.