All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State has constituted its campaign council ahead of the 2027 general elections, with former Governor and Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko appointed as chairman.
Gatekeepers News reports that the council was approved by Governor Ahmed Aliyu, who will serve as deputy chairman, alongside three assistant chairmen.
They are Deputy Governor Idris Muhammad Gobir, Minister of Labour and Employment Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, and Minister of State for Works Bello Muhammad Goronyo.
The state campaign council also has Alhaji Isah Sadiq Achida as Director-General, while Aminu H. Dikko will serve as secretary.
Other members include Speaker of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Tukur Bala Bodinga; Deputy Speaker Kabiru Ibrahim Kware; former senators Abdallah Wali, Salihu Bakwai, Bello Jibrin Gada and Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir, among other party chieftains.
The party also constituted campaign committees for the three senatorial districts of Sokoto State.
In Sokoto Central, Tsalhatu Sidi Mamman was appointed chairman, while Professor Attahiru Ahmad Sifawa will serve as secretary.
Senator Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba will chair the Sokoto South Zonal Campaign Committee, while Deputy Governor Idris Muhammad Gobir will head the Sokoto East Zonal Campaign Committee, with Bello Muhammad Goronyo as deputy chairman and Dr Bashir Ibrahim Achida as secretary.
The APC also appointed coordinators for the 23 local government areas of the state to strengthen grassroots mobilisation ahead of the elections.
The appointments are part of the party’s preparations to coordinate its campaign activities across the state and mobilise support for its candidates in the 2027 general elections.
According to the released list, the local government coordinators include Aliyu Oroji for Wamakko, Ya’u Danda for Sokoto South, Murtala Abdulkadir for Sokoto North, Abubakar Dantama for Silame, Sa’adu Nabunkari for Binji and Nura Shehu Tangaza for Tangaza.
Other appointments include Kabiru Ibrahim Kware for Kware, Abubakar Abdullahi for Illela, Altine Kyadawa for Gada, Musa Marnona for Wurno, Ibrahim Almustapha for Rabah, Faruku Amadu Rimawa for Goronyo and Umaru Nagwari Tambuwal for Tambuwal.
The list also names coordinators for Gudu, Isa, Tureta, Dange-Shuni, Bodinga, Yabo, Shagari and Kebbe.
