2027: As Tinubu Constitutes Campaign Council, Banks on Mbah in S’East…
That President Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress constituted his Campaign Council at the weekend ahead of the January, 2027 poll, appears good on paper, but the taste
In his latest move in anticipation of the 2027 presidential election, President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has constituted a 233-member Campaign Council. This development comes in the wake of the Independent National Electoral Commission lifting the ban on presidential campaigns, effective August 19, 2026. The APC has been steadily preparing for the contest, with various political parties and their presidential candidates setting their houses in order.
Tinubu, who named himself as the Chairman of the Campaign Council, has assembled a diverse group of advisers. These include former national Chairmen of APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and Mai Mala Buni, as well as the Vice President, Kashim Shettima. The Council also features the APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, as Vice Chairman II, while Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State serves as the Secretary.
Among the Deputy Director-Generals appointed by the Council are Senator Yari Abdullaziz, President of the Senate; Senator Godswill Akpabio of the Senate; Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, House Speaker; and Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State. They will be working alongside Senator Bamidele Opeyemi and Senator Jibril Barau in the South and North zones, respectively.
Governor Peter Mbah, who was recently appointed as the Zonal Coordinator for the South East, has garnered attention from political observers and analysts. This is largely due to the APC's historically poor performance in the South, where they have consistently recorded their lowest presidential results since 2015. In the 2015 election, former President Goodluck Jonathan of the PDP secured 2,464,906 votes (about 92.5%), while the eventual winner, Muhammadu Buhari of the APC, garnered only 198,248 votes (about 7.5%) in the South.
Mbah's appointment as the Coordinator for the South East campaign is seen as a strategic move by the APC to improve their standing in the region. The South East has been a challenging area for the party, with internal squabbles and external factors, such as Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu's controversial "95 per cent and 5 per cent" statement, contributing to their poor performance.
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