The Obi-Kwankwaso Movement, OK Movement, has unveiled a 59-member presidential campaign council ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The council was announced in a statement on Thursday.

According to the statement, the Director-General of the movement, John Ughulu, will serve as Director-General of the campaign council, while National Secretary, Saadatu Sani, is also part of the campaign leadership.

The council comprises zonal coordinators, state coordinators for the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, as well as directors in charge of mobilisation, women affairs, strategy, security, legal affairs and other key departments.

The unveiling comes as the movement intensifies mobilisation for the joint ticket of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, for the 2027 election.

In a congratulatory message to the appointees, Sani said their selection was a call to duty and urged them to take the message of the principals to all communities across the country.

“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,” she said.

She added that members have been entrusted with taking the vision and aspirations of the candidates from cities to the grassroots, from states to local governments and wards.

Sani stressed that the OK Movement is not built around individuals seeking personal recognition, but around a larger national vision 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,” she said.

She noted that the road ahead requires hard work, strategic thinking, grassroots mobilisation, effective communication and teamwork to ensure the message reaches every Nigerian.

Among those appointed are Suleiman Abubakar as North-Central coordinator; Hashimu Dungurawa, North-West; Amadu Gwambe, North-East; Dr Adebayo Adefolaseye, South-West; Christopher Ighodaro, South-South; and El-Shaddai Ikeh, South-East.

Others include Rev Mike Agbon as Director, Inter-Ethnic Group in Northern Nigeria; Sabo Gashua, Grassroots Mobilisation; Glory Adayi, Women Affairs; Kabir Yahaya, Contact and Engagement; Abdumumini Tijjani, Mobilisation; Yusuf Mani, Special Duties; Peace Daful, Procurement; Prof Charles Nwekeaku, South Eastern Town Hall; and Sunmisola Adebayo, Information Technology.

Also appointed are Kingdom Okere as Director of Legal Affairs; Abiodun Dabiri, Strategy and Planning; Richard Enemona, CSP (retd.), Security and Intelligence; and Aisha Abdulrahaman, Director of Administration. State coordinators were also named for all 36 states and the FCT.

It would be recalled that last month, the group reaffirmed it would retain its independent structure rather than merge with another political organisation, while backing Ughulu as its founder and Director-General.

The unveiling is coming days after the movement condemned the reported disruption of Obi’s convoy in Benue State and called for an impartial investigation, noting that its security team exercised restraint to prevent escalation.

Source: Punch News