Obi-Kwankwaso campaign council unveils 59 members for 2027, with John Ughulu leading a nationwide structure covering all 36 states and the FCT
The Obi-Kwankwaso Movement on Thursday, 17 September 2026, in Abuja unveiled a 59-member Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 general elections, with former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi and former Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso at the centre of the political movement and John Ughulu named director-general of the campaign council.
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The announcement represents a fresh organisational step for the movement as political activity intensifies ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
The council brings together zonal and state coordinators alongside directors responsible for mobilisation, women affairs, contact and engagement, strategy and planning, security and intelligence, legal affairs, information technology, administration and other areas.
Saadatu Sani, the movement’s national secretary, is also part of the campaign leadership. The structure covers Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, the Federal Capital Territory and all 36 states, giving the movement a formal nationwide framework for its grassroots activities.
The six zonal coordinators are Suleiman Abubakar for the North-Central, 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 appointments extend to state-level coordination across the federation, reflecting the movement’s stated intention to take its campaign structure beyond major urban centres and into local communities.
In a message to the newly appointed members, Sani described the assignment as a responsibility rather than simply a political appointment.
“Your selection is not merely an appointment; it is a call to duty, sacrifice, leadership and service to Nigeria,” she said.
Sani said the council would be expected to communicate the movement’s message from states and local government areas down to wards and communities.
The emphasis on grassroots organisation is significant because the movement has spent recent months developing a structure intended to operate across the country rather than relying solely on national political figures.
The campaign council includes Rev. Mike Agbon as director of Inter-Ethnic Group in Northern Nigeria, Sabo Gashua as director of Grassroots Mobilisation, Glory Adayi as director of Women Affairs, Kabir Yahaya as director of Contact and Engagement and Abdumumini Tijjani as director of Mobilisation.
Yusuf Mani was named director of Special Duties, Peace Daful director of Procurement, Prof Charles Nwekeaku director of South-Eastern Town Hall and Sunmisola Adebayo director of Information Technology.
Kingdom Okere will oversee Legal Affairs, Abiodun Dabiri will head Strategy and Planning, while retired Chief Superintendent of Police Richard Enemona will oversee Security and Intelligence. Aisha Abdulrahaman was named director of Administration.
The structure comes against the background of a rapidly changing opposition landscape ahead of the 2027 election.
Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso are now associated with the Nigeria Democratic Congress, with Obi serving as presidential candidate and Kwankwaso as his running mate, according to reports on the political arrangement.
The political relationship between the two men has developed after they contested the 2023 presidential election separately.
Their current alliance has consequently attracted attention as opposition groups seek to consolidate their structures before the next presidential contest.
In August, the Obi-Kwankwaso Movement said it would maintain an independent organisational structure rather than merge with another political organisation.
The movement also reaffirmed Ughulu as its founder and director-general.
That decision helps explain the distinction between the movement and the formal political party structure supporting the Obi-Kwankwaso ticket.
The newly announced campaign council is presented as the movement’s own organisational machinery for mobilisation and engagement.
The movement has framed its programme in broader national terms. Sani said the organisation was not built around individual political recognition but around what she described as a national vision for a “better, more prosperous, united and functional Nigeria”.
She also urged members of the council to work collectively, stressing that the coming campaign would require organisation, communication and sustained grassroots engagement.
“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,” Sani said.
The emphasis on the grassroots is also reflected in the council’s geographical spread.
With coordinators covering all 36 states and the FCT, the movement now has a formal structure through which it can coordinate local political activities ahead of the election.
The announcement follows recent efforts by Obi and Kwankwaso to strengthen their political organisation.
On 1 September, the two men met with NDC candidates from different parts of the country in Abuja, with discussions reportedly focused on expanding the party’s reach to rural communities and the hinterland.
The development also comes amid wider negotiations and competing alliances among Nigeria’s opposition figures.
Recent reports have highlighted differences among opposition groups over presidential tickets, party structures and the most effective route towards the 2027 election. state, local government and ward levels will depend on how effectively the newly appointed
For the Obi-Kwankwaso Movement, the immediate task is now organisational.
The 59-member council gives the group designated personnel for mobilisation, communications, security, legal affairs and coordination across the country.
Whether the structure translates into sustained activity at state, local government and ward levels will depend on how effectively the newly appointed officers organise their respective areas in the months ahead.
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For now, the unveiling marks another concrete stage in preparations for the 2027 contest and places the movement’s grassroots machinery on a more formal footing.
