By Basir Abass, Abuja

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has constituted a National Campaign Council to drive its campaign for the Osun State Governorship Election scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026.

In a statement was signed by the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, CON and Party’s National Secretary, Senator Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru, and made available to newsmen on Sunday.

The APC said the council will be chaired by H.E. Senator Hope Uzodimma, CON, Governor of Imo State and Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum.

It added that Senator Uzodimma will be assisted by three Co-Chairmen: H.E. Hon. Mai Mala Buni, CON, Governor of Yobe State; H.E. Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, GCON, President of the Senate; and Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, GCON, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Hon. Ibrahim Kabir Masari, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Political and Other Matters, was named Deputy Chairman, while Senator Barau I. Jibrin, CON, Deputy President of the Senate, will serve as Secretary of the Council.

According to the statement, the council comprises eminent party leaders, governors, members of the National Working Committee, principal officers of the National Assembly, ministers, federal and state legislators, and other key stakeholders drawn from across the country.

To ensure effective coordination, the party also constituted 12 specialized sub-committees covering Election Planning and Management; Finance and Resource Mobilisation; Contact and Grassroots Mobilisation; Logistics; Monitoring and Compliance; Protocol; Media and Publicity; Security; Youth Mobilisation; Persons with Disabilities Mobilisation; Women’s Mobilisation; and Secretariat.

Meanwhile, the inauguration of the National Campaign Council and its sub-committees is scheduled for Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at the Transcorp Hilton Event Centre, Abuja, at 12:00 Noon.