The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has constituted its National Campaign Council for the 2027 general elections, with Senator Henry Seriake Dickson named chairman.
The list, released on Sunday, names the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as co-chairman and its vice-presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, as co-vice-chairman of the national campaign caucus.
Senator Cleopas Zuwoghe was named vice-chairman, while former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, was listed as a member of the National Campaign Advisory Council.
Others named to the campaign council include Ikenna Enekweizu, Sidi Abdul, Babatunde Alli, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, Senator Victor Umeh, Ibrahim Abdulkarim, Buba Galadima, Yakubu Ochefu, Mahmud Jahun, Moshood Salvador, Dudu Manuga, Victor Ogene and Muktar Usman.
The party also announced a 40-member National Campaign Advisory Council and appointed 37 state campaign coordinators.
The NDC National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, was named Director of Communication and Media, while retired Major General John Enenche, a former defence spokesperson, was appointed Director of Security and Intelligence.
In a statement published on its X handle, the party said the council would provide strategic leadership, coordinate campaign activities nationwide and mobilise support for its vision of a “new, just, and prosperous Nigeria.”
According to the statement, the council will operate under Dickson’s chairmanship, with Obi as co-chairman and Senator Cleopas Moses Zuwoghe as vice-chairman. Kwankwaso was named co-vice-chairman, while Ikenna Morgan Enekweizu, the party’s national secretary, was appointed council secretary. Ibrahim Hussain Abdulkarim was named director-general of the presidential campaign.
The party said the council would drive a people-centred and issue-based campaign ahead of the 2027 general elections.
It also called on party members, supporters and Nigerians to remain united and focused as it pursues its political objectives.
See the full list below:
