{
  "id": 2542952,
  "title": "Tinubu names APC presidential campaign council, Yari emerges DG",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/tinubu-names-apc-presidential-campaign-council-yari-emerges-dg",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T09:12:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/904596-tinubu-names-apc-presidential-campaign-council-yari-emerges-dg.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Bola Tinubu has formed the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 general election. The council's Director-General will be Senator Abdulaziz Yari, a former Zamfara State Governor, and Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State will serve as Secretary.\n\nTinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima will serve as Chairman and Vice-Chairman I of the council, respectively. The APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, will be Vice-Chairman II. Other members include the APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, as Deputy Secretary, and Hadiza Bala-Usman as Assistant Secretary.\n\nTinubu will work with an advisory body comprising Bisi Akande, Segun Osoba, Senator Rochas Okorocha, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, and Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, according to Punch and Premium Times.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Adeleke’s Tinubu visit customary, no plan to join APC – Campaign council",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/adelekes-tinubu-visit-customary-no-plan-to-join-apc-campaign-council",
        "published": "2026-08-22T07:25:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Yari leads APC 108-member campaign council for Tinubu’s re-election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/yari-leads-apc-108-member-campaign-council-for-tinubus-re-election",
        "published": "2026-08-22T09:20:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Yari accepts appointment as APC Presidential campaign council DG",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/yari-accepts-appointment-as-apc-presidential-campaign-council-dg",
        "published": "2026-08-22T10:30:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}