FULL LIST: Peter Obi’s ally Ibrahim Abdulkarim named DG as NDC unveils campaign council

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has unveiled its 118-member National Campaign Council for the 2027 general election.

The NDC announced the constitution of the campaign council in a statement on Sunday night.

The NDC’s National Leader, Seriake Dickson will chair the campaign council, while the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, will serve as co-chairman.

The National Chairman of the NDC, Cleopas Zuwoghe, will serve as vice-chairman of the campaign council while the party’s vice-presidential candidate,Rabiu Kwankwaso will serve as the co-vice chairman.

Major campaign council directorate

Ibrahim Abdulkarim, an ally of the NDC presidential candidate, Mr Obi, was appointed the director-general of the campaign council.

Mr Abdulkarim is an information communication strategist and a business man from Kaduna State.

He unsuccessfully contested in the NDC’s governorship primaries in Kaduna.

The NDC’s National Secretary, Ikenna Enekweizu, will serve as the council’s secretary.

More appointments

A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, was listed as a member of the National Campaign Caucus and chairman of the National Campaign Advisory Council.

Other members of the National Campaign Caucus include the NDC’s Deputy National Chairman (North) Sidi Bomi Abdul and his fellow Deputy National Chairman (South) Babatunde F. Alli.

Ovie Omo-Agege, and Victor Umeh, are listed as representatives of the NDC Senate caucus.

Victor Ogene will serve as  chairman NDC House of Representative Caucus while Muktar Usman  was listed a member of the party’s House of Representative Caucus

NDC’s National Woman Leader, Dudu Manuga, was listed as a member of the campaign council.

The NDC’s National Spokesperson, Osa Director will be the campaign council’s director of media and communication while Ikeddi Isiguzo will serve as the deputy director.

Constance Ikokwu will serve as the party’s campaign spokesperson.

‘People-centred and issue-based campaign’

The NDC said in the statement that the campaign council will deliver a “people-centred and issue-based campaign” ahead of the elections.

“The National Campaign Council will provide strategic leadership, coordinate campaign activities across the country, and drive the mobilisation of Nigerians behind the party’s vision of a new, just, and prosperous Nigeria,” the party said.

The NDC’s campaign council will be formally inaugurated in Abuja later on Monday (today).

The NDC had recently given Messrs Obi and Kwankwaso the power to nominate choice leaders of the party’s now unveiled campaign council.