Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has constituted its National Campaign Council for the 2027 general election, with the party’s national leader, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, appointed chairman and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, named co-chairman.
Gatekeepers News reports that the party’s national chairman, Senator Cleopas Moses Zuwoghe, will serve as vice-chairman, while its vice-presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, was named co-vice-chairman.
The NDC’s national secretary, Ikenna Morgan Enekweizu, was appointed council secretary, while ICT strategist Ibrahim Hussain Abdulkarim was named Director-General of the presidential campaign.
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, will chair the National Campaign Advisory Council, while former Ebonyi State governor Sam Egwu was appointed its vice-chairman.
Other members of the National Campaign Caucus include former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege, Senator Victor Umeh, Buba Galadima, Professor Yakubu Ochefu, Professor Mahmud Gambo Jahun, Moshood Salvador, the party’s national woman leader Dudu Manuga, Victor Ogene and Muktar Usman.
The campaign council comprises the National Campaign Caucus, National Campaign Advisory Council, National Campaign Directorates and State Campaign Coordinators.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the party said the council would provide strategic leadership, coordinate campaign activities nationwide and mobilise support for its vision of a new, just and prosperous Nigeria.
“The National Campaign Council will provide strategic leadership, coordinate campaign activities across the country, and drive the mobilisation of Nigerians behind the party’s vision of a new, just, and prosperous Nigeria,” the statement reads.
The council is expected to be inaugurated in Abuja on Monday.
FULL LIST OF THE NDC NATIONAL CAMPAIGN COUNCIL
1. National Campaign Caucus
- Senator Henry Seriake Dickson — Chairman; NDC National Leader
- Peter Obi — Co-chairman; NDC presidential candidate
- Senator Cleopas Moses Zuwoghe — Vice-chairman; NDC national chairman
- Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso — Co-vice-chairman; NDC vice-presidential candidate
- Babachir Lawal — Member; chairman, National Campaign Advisory Council
- Barrister Ikenna Morgan Enekweizu — Council secretary; NDC national secretary
- Sidi Bomi Abdul — Member; deputy national chairman, North
- Babatunde F. Alli — Member; deputy national chairman, South
- Senator Ovie Omo-Agege — Member
- Senator Victor Umeh — Member; representative, NDC Senate Caucus
- Ibrahim Hussain Abdulkarim — Member; Director-General, Presidential Campaign
- Buba Galadima — Member
- Yakubu Ochefu — Member
- Mahmud Gambo Jahun — Member
- Moshood Salvador — Member
- Dudu Manuga — Member; NDC national woman leader
- Victor Ogene — Member; chairman, NDC House of Representatives Caucus
- Muktar Usman — Member; NDC House of Representatives Caucus
2. National Campaign Advisory Council
- Babachir Lawal — Chairman
- Senator Moses Cleopas Zuwoghe — Co-chairman
- Sam Egwu — Vice-chairman
- Ikenna Morgan Enekweizu — Secretary
- Danladi Abdulhameed Tambari — Assistant secretary
- Onyema Ugochukwu — Abia State representative
- Ini Okon — Akwa Ibom State representative
- Oseloka Obaze — Anambra State representative
- Madaki A. Mohammed — Bauchi State representative
- O. O. Osusu — Bayelsa State representative
- Tor Ujah — Benue State representative
- Ibrahim Alhaji S. Matawalle — Borno State representative
- Ugba Murphy — Cross River State representative
- Pat Utomi — Delta State representative
- Senator Roland Owie — Edo State representative
- Akinyede Sola — Ekiti State representative
- Okwesilieze Nwodo — Enugu State representative
- Uche Okonkwo — Federal Capital Territory representative
- Iliya Ishaya Jalo — Gombe State representative
- Achike Udenwa — Imo State representative
- Hassan Kabiru — Jigawa State representative
- Joshua Makama — Kaduna State representative
- Nasir Lawan Ahmad — Kano State representative
- Ismail Iro — Katsina State representative
- Ahmed Zayyanu Iliyasu — Kebbi State representative
- Adamu Atta — Kogi State representative
- Toma Audu Gana — Kwara State representative
- Tunji Soyinka — Lagos State representative
- David Zakaria — Nasarawa State representative
- Isa A. Kutugi — Niger State representative
- Tope Niyi Taiwo — Ogun State representative
- Tope Adebambo — Ondo State representative
- Razaq Mustapha Adeniyi — Osun State representative
- Kayode Joseph — Oyo State representative
- Manasseh Zakka Watyil — Plateau State representative
- Ben Birabi — Rivers State representative
- Jabbi Hassan Sifawa — Sokoto State representative
- Philip Kafiya — Taraba State representative
- Buba Galadima — Yobe State representative
- Mohammed Sani Takori — Zamfara State representative
3. National Campaign Directorates
- Ibrahim Hussain Abdulkarim — Director-General
- Ebubedike VinMartin Obiora Ilo — Deputy Director-General, Administration
- Tijjani Iya — Deputy Director-General, North
- Fred E. Owotorufa — Deputy Director-General, South
- Ndidi Mbagwu — Director of Finance
- Peter Onigah — Co-director of Finance
- Folashade Aliu — Deputy Director of Finance
- Oseloka Obaze — Director of Logistics and Operations
- Wole Adedapo — Deputy Director of Logistics and Operations I
- Ibrahim Tukur Gusau — Deputy Director of Logistics and Operations II
- Osa Director — Director of Communication and Media
- Ikeddi Isiguzo — Deputy Director of Communication and Media
- Constance Ikokwu — Campaign spokesperson
- Sonny Neme — Deputy campaign spokesperson I
- Sam Omale — Deputy campaign spokesperson II
- Anulka Rita Modebe — Campaign spokesperson, North Central
- Wesley Gainaka — Campaign spokesperson, North East
- Ibrahim Rabi’u Amana — Campaign spokesperson, North West
- Nwosu Christopher Maduabuchukwu — Campaign spokesperson, South East
- Isaiah Osifo — Campaign spokesperson, South South
- Makinde Akinlade — Campaign spokesperson, South West
- Zekeri Idris — Director of New Media
- Theophilus Abu — Deputy Director of New Media
- Obinna Simon — Assistant Deputy Director of New Media
- S. K. C. Ogbonnia — Director of Policy, Research and Documentation
- Shehu Muhammad Danmusa — Deputy Director of Policy, Research and Documentation
- Reuben Egwuaba — Director of Legal Affairs
- Vincent Otaokpukpu — Deputy Director of Legal Affairs
- John Enenche — Director of Security and Intelligence
- Ali Garba Sarbi — Deputy Director of Security and Intelligence
- Danlami Arabs Rukujei — Director of Election Monitoring and Vote Protection
- Bilkisu Shu’aibu — Deputy Director of Election Monitoring and Vote Protection
- Daniel Elombah — Director of Diaspora
- Maryam Tolofari Nyong — Co-director of Diaspora
- Daniel Onifade — Deputy Director of Diaspora
- Adamu Abbas Ahman — Director of Youth Mobilisation
- Idris Usman Audu — Deputy Director of Youth Mobilisation
- Dudu Manuga — Director of Women Mobilisation
- Binta Abba Gana — Deputy Director of Women Mobilisation
- Maji Peterx — Director of Civil Society and Support Groups Coordination
- Abduljalal Idris — Deputy Director of Civil Society and Support Groups Coordination
- Shu’aibu Abdulrashid — Director of Election Observers Liaison
- Abayomi Kuye Taiwo — Deputy Director of Election Observers Liaison
- Jackie Wayas — Director of Protocol
- Sharon Chukwuobasi — Deputy Director of Protocol I
- Abdulrazak Maaji — Deputy Director of Protocol II
- Name not stated in the published list — Director of Situation Room Management
- Umar Mahmood — Deputy Director of Situation Room Management I
- Malate Peter — Deputy Director of Situation Room Management II
- Chinasa Issac-Oduka — Director of Welfare
- Nafiu Umar Dankura — Deputy Director of Welfare I
- Madaki Muhammad wMisau — Deputy Director of Welfare II
- Umar Usman Besse — Director of Organisation
- Hart Sylvanus Idabelema Handley — Deputy Director of Organisation
- Abdulmutallib Alhassan — Director of Information, Communication and Technology
- Boma N. Williams — Deputy Director of Information, Communication and Technology
- Brian Jonah Dennis — Assistant Director of Information, Communication and Technology
- Pillar Josemaria — Director of Medical
- Ezra Dablet — Deputy Director of Medical
- Abdullahi Akilo Jugunnu — Director of Persons with Disabilities
4. State Campaign Coordinators
- Nkechi Nwogu — Abia State
- Bamanga Tukur Jr. — Adamawa State
- David Okpon — Akwa Ibom State
- Ifeanyi Ibezim — Anambra State
- Sulaiman Muhammad — Bauchi State
- Silva Opuala-Charles — Bayelsa State
- Andrew Abba — Benue State
- Abdulkadir Fema — Borno State
- Eta Mbora — Cross River State
- Ken Pela — Delta State
- Ben Odoh — Ebonyi State
- John Yakubu — Edo State
- Babafemi Adegbite — Ekiti State
- Oscar Okwudili Ossai — Enugu State
- Garba Zagada Zagada — Gombe State
- Martins Agbaso — Imo State
- Ado Waziri Kwalam — Jigawa State
- Ibrahim Mado — Kaduna State
- Abdullahi Musa — Kano State
- Zayyana Shehu — Katsina State
- Ladan Soja Bunza — Kebbi State
- Peter Ameh — Kogi State
- Anthony Dele Abiodun — Kwara State
- Ife Salako — Lagos State
- Name not stated in the published list — Nasarawa State
- Name not stated in the published list — Niger State
- Abimbola Lanre-Balogun — Ogun State
- Idowu Famusipe — Ondo State
- Kunle Tiamiyu — Osun State
- Adeola Ebisemiju — Oyo State
- Rwang Pam — Plateau State
- Zubi Nwuke — Rivers State
- Ibrahim Abubakar — Sokoto State
- Abdullahi Ade — Taraba State
- Ilu Bello Dambazau — Yobe State
- Ibrahim Tukur Gusau — Zamfara State
- Stephen Knabayi — Federal Capital Territory
