Idris appoints ex-gov Dakingari Kebbi APC campaign DG

Kebbi State Governor Nasir Idris has appointed former governor Saidu Dakingari as the Director-General of the APC's 2027 campaign council in the state, according to Punch.

In a separate development, Daily Trust reports that former Sokoto State Governor and Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko has been named chairman of a 37-member APC campaign council in Sokoto. The council's leadership includes Governor Ahmed Aliyu as deputy chairman, with Engr. Idris Mohammed Gobir, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, and Bello Goronyo serving as first, second, and third assistant chairmen.

The Sokoto council also includes the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, the state APC chairman, and businessman Umarun Kwabo. Other members listed by Daily Trust are former deputy governors Alhaji Chiso Abdullahi and Alhaji Mukhtari Shagari, and philanthropist Alhaji Murtala Abdulkadir Dan’iya. Former state APC chairman Alhaji Isa Sadiq Achida will serve as Director-General, while Alhaji Aminu Dikko will act as secretary.

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