Fintiri reconstitutes Adamawa APC campaign council, names self chairman
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has emerged as chairman of the reconstituted All Progressives Congress (APC) State Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 governorship election.
According to the newly released campaign council list, Deputy Governor Kaletapwa Farauta will serve as first deputy chairman, while the party’s governorship candidate, Ahmed Tijjani Galadima Aminu, has been named second deputy chairman.
The council also has APC State Chairman Hamza Bello, Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly Bathiya Wesley, deputy governorship candidate Adamu Kamale and Abdulrazak Namdas as vice-chairmen.
Solomon Titus has been appointed director-general of the campaign council, while Kevin Peter will serve as campaign director.
Secretary to the State Government, Awwal D. Tukur, is listed as secretary of the council, with APC State Secretary Mustapha Atiku Ribadu serving as co-secretary.
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The campaign structure also includes three deputy directors-general representing the state’s senatorial zones. Abdullahi Adamu Prambe will coordinate Adamawa Central, Olvadi Bema Madayi will oversee Adamawa South, while Abdulrahman Shuaibu will coordinate Adamawa North.
A separate Campaign Advisory Council will also be chaired by Fintiri, with Farauta as deputy chairman and former military administrator Mohammed Buba Marwa as co-chairman.
Former governors Muhammadu Bindow Jibrilla and Bala James Ngilari have been named vice-chairmen of the advisory council, while former Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha will serve as secretary.
The campaign organisation includes directorates responsible for election management, media and publicity, digital communications, finance, security, youth mobilisation, women’s affairs, research and strategy, and grassroots coordination.
Ahmed Sajoh will head the media directorate, while PP Elisha will oversee publicity. Sanusi Sharif Asif has been named director of digital and new media.
The document further provides for campaign councils and coordinators across the state’s 21 local government areas, alongside ward-level structures.
The appointments outline the APC’s campaign leadership and organisational arrangements ahead of the 2027 governorship contest.