APC Forms 276-Member Campaign Council for Osun Election

The All Progressives Congress has formed a 276-member National Campaign Council to lead its effort in the August 15 governorship election in Osun State. The council will be formally inaugurated on Tuesday, July 28, in Abuja.

The party announced the council's composition in a statement issued on Sunday, July 26. The Governor of Imo State and Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, Hope Uzodimma, will chair the council. He will be joined by three co-chairmen: Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Political and Other Matters, Ibrahim Kabir Masari, will serve as deputy chairman, while Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin will act as secretary.

According to the party, the council's membership spans the party's national leadership, including governors, members of the National Working Committee, ministers, principal officers of the National Assembly, and federal and state lawmakers. To manage specific campaign functions, the APC also established several specialized subcommittees. These will oversee areas including election planning and...