The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has unveiled its campaign council, bringing together serving and former governors, lawmakers and other senior party figures ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The council structure was unveiled on Thursday through a post on the X handle of the Kadri Obafemi Hamzat Media Centre.
Prince Tajudeen Oluyole Olusi was named Chairman of the Governance Advisory Council, while Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu will serve as Chairman of the Advisory Council.
Former Lagos governors Babatunde Fashola and Akinwunmi Ambode were appointed Co-Chairmen of the advisory council.
Other members of the advisory leadership include President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila; Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa; former Minister of Health, Senator Adeleke Mamora; and senior lawyers Dr Muiz Banire, SAN, and Babatunde Ogala, SAN.
At the operational level, Sanwo-Olu will also chair the APC Lagos State Campaign Council, with his deputy, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, serving as Deputy Chairman.
The campaign council has three vice-chairmen: Cornelius Ojelabi, Mudashiru Obasa and Damilola Sonayon James.
Former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, was appointed Director General of the campaign council, with Rasaq Ajala as Deputy Director General and Dr Adekunle Olayinka as Campaign Secretary.
The campaign structure also includes specialised directorates and sub-committees to oversee different aspects of the party’s activities.
The Legal and Compliance Directorate will be headed by Lawal Pedro, SAN, with Niji Kazeem, SAN, as Deputy Director. Other senior lawyers listed under the directorate include Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, Supo Shashore, SAN, and Prof Yemi Oke, SAN, while Salu-Hundeyin will serve as secretary.
The Party and Inter-Party Affairs Directorate will be led by Moshood Mayegun, with Wasiu Banjo as Deputy Head, while the Secretariat Administration and Logistics Directorate will be headed by Olayinka, assisted by Thomas Da-Silva as Deputy Director.
For special duties, Kunle Odufuwa will oversee Traditional Institutions, while Gbolahan Gbadamosi will lead Diaspora Engagement, with Jermaine Sanwo-Olu as his deputy.
Azeez Aremu Amusat was named head of the Residents Associations, Community Development Associations and Estates sub-committee.
The structure also provides for grassroots mobilisation through coordinators and co-coordinators across the state’s 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas.
The listed areas include Agege, Alimosho, Badagry, Epe, Eti-Osa, Ikeja, Ikorodu, Kosofe and Orile Agege.
The formal inauguration of the campaign council members is scheduled for 10am on Friday, September 18, at the APC Secretariat on ACME Road, Ikeja, Lagos.
The unveiling comes as political parties begin preparations and mobilisation ahead of the 2027 general elections, with Lagos remaining a key political stronghold of the APC.
