The Obi-Kwankwaso Movement on Thursday unveiled a 59-member Presidential Campaign Council comprising zonal and state coordinators, alongside directors overseeing mobilisation, women affairs, strategy, security, legal affairs and other key areas ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The council, announced in a statement on Thursday, is headed by the movement’s Director-General, John Ughulu, who will serve as Director-General of the campaign. The National Secretary, Saadatu Sani, is also part of the campaign leadership.
The structure has representatives from the six geopolitical zones and the Federal Capital Territory, with coordinators appointed for all 36 states.
Other members of the council will oversee grassroots mobilisation, women affairs, contact and engagement, special duties, procurement, information technology, legal affairs, strategy and planning, security and intelligence, and administration.
The development comes as the movement steps up preparations to mobilise support for the joint presidential ticket of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, comprising Peter Obi as presidential candidate and Rabiu Kwankwaso as his running mate, ahead of the 2027 election.
In a message congratulating the newly appointed council members, Sani described their selection as a “call to duty” and tasked them with taking the message of the movement’s principals to communities across the country.
She said, “Your selection is not merely an appointment; it is a call to duty, sacrifice, leadership and service to Nigeria. At this critical moment in our nation’s history, the responsibility before the Presidential Campaign Council is enormous.
“You have been entrusted with the task of taking the vision, message and aspirations of our principals directly to the Nigerian people—from the cities to the grassroots, from the states to the local governments, and from the wards to every community across the federation.
“Your appointment is an honour, but more importantly, it is a responsibility. The journey has begun. The assignment is clear. The mission is Nigeria.”
Sani said the campaign would focus on a broader national vision rather than individuals seeking personal recognition.
“The OK Movement is not built around individuals seeking personal recognition. It is a movement driven by a larger national vision: to mobilise Nigerians around the possibility of a better, more prosperous, united and functional Nigeria.
“We therefore expect every member of the Presidential Campaign Council to approach this assignment with discipline, loyalty, humility, courage and an unwavering commitment to the collective vision of the movement.
“The road ahead will require hard work. It will require strategic thinking, grassroots mobilisation, effective communication and, above all, the ability to work together as one formidable political family,” she said.
The National Secretary added that the council’s immediate task was to ensure that the message of the movement’s principals reached voters across the country.
She said, “Our responsibility is to ensure that the message of our principals reaches every Nigerian and that the voice of the people is heard across the length and breadth of our nation.”
Among those appointed are Suleiman Abubakar as North-Central coordinator; Hashimu Dungurawa for the North-West; Amadu Gwambe for the North-East; Dr Adebayo Adefolaseye for the South-West; Christopher Ighodaro for the South-South; and El-Shaddai Ikeh for the South-East.
The council also appointed state coordinators for each of the 36 states and the FCT.
Other appointees include Rev. Mike Agbon, Director, Inter-Ethnic Group in Northern Nigeria; Sabo Gashua, Director, Grassroots Mobilisation; Glory Adayi, Director, Women Affairs; Kabir Yahaya, Director, Contact and Engagement; Abdumumini Tijjani, Director, Mobilisation; Yusuf Mani, Director, Special Duties; Peace Daful, Director, Procurement; Prof. Charles Nwekeaku, Director, South-Eastern Town Hall; and Sunmisola Adebayo, Director, Information Technology.
Kingdom Okere was appointed Director of Legal Affairs; Abiodun Dabiri, Director of Strategy and Planning; Richard Enemona, a retired Chief Superintendent of Police, Director of Security and Intelligence; while Aisha Abdulrahaman was named Director of Administration.
Last month, the group reaffirmed that it would retain its independent structure rather than merge with another political organisation ahead of the 2027 elections. It also backed Ughulu as its founder and Director-General.
The unveiling comes days after the movement condemned the reported disruption of Obi’s convoy during his visit to Benue State and called for an impartial investigation into the incident.
The OK Movement said its security personnel deliberately exercised restraint to prevent the situation from escalating into violence.
