The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has unveiled its National Campaign Council for the 2027 general elections, appointing key party leaders and political figures to coordinate its campaign ahead of the polls.
The appointments, announced on Sunday, October 25, place the party’s National Leader, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, as chairman of the campaign council, while its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, will serve as co-chairman.
Obi’s running mate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has been named co-vice chairman, while the NDC National Chairman, Senator Cleopas Moses Zuwoghe, will serve as vice chairman.
The party appointed Mallam Ibrahim Hussain Abdulkarim as Director-General of the presidential campaign. Abdulkarim, an information and communications technology strategist and businessman from Kaduna State, previously contested the NDC governorship primary in the state.
The party’s National Secretary, Ikenna Morgan Enekweizu, will serve as secretary of the campaign council.
The major appointments announced by the party include:
Henry Seriake Dickson — Chairman, National Campaign Council
Peter Obi — Co-chairman
Cleopas Moses Zuwoghe — Vice Chairman
Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso — Co-vice chairman
Ikenna Morgan Enekweizu — Council Secretary
Ibrahim Hussain Abdulkarim — Director-General, Presidential Campaign
Babachir Lawal — Chairman, National Campaign Advisory Council
Osa Director — Director of Communication and Media
Ikeddi Isiguzo — Deputy Director of Communication and Media
Dr Constance Ikokwu — Campaign Spokesperson
Major General John Enenche (retd.) — Director of Security and Intelligence
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege — Campaign Council Member
Senator Victor Umeh — Campaign Council Member
Buba Galadima — Campaign Council Member
Professor Yakubu Ochefu — Campaign Council Member
Professor Mahmud Gambo Jahun — Campaign Council Member
Dudu Manuga — Campaign Council Member
Victor Ogene — Chairman, NDC House of Representatives Caucus
The party also named officials to oversee finance, logistics, media, security, youth mobilisation, women’s mobilisation and other campaign operations. Its campaign structure includes state coordinators and a National Campaign Advisory Council.
The NDC said the campaign council would provide strategic leadership, coordinate activities nationwide and mobilise Nigerians around its vision of a new, just and prosperous country.
The party described its proposed campaign as people-centred and issue-based, urging members and supporters to remain united as preparations for the 2027 elections continue.
The appointments establish the party’s central campaign leadership, with the next task being to coordinate its structures across states and build a nationwide mobilisation network.