The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has constituted its National Campaign Council for the 2027 general elections, with former Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson named chairman.
The list, released on Sunday, names the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as co-chairman of the National Campaign Council, while its vice-presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, will serve as co-vice chairman.
Senator Cleopas Zuwoghe was named vice chairman, while former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, was listed as a member of the National Campaign Advisory Council.
Other members of the campaign structure include Ikenna Enekweizu, Sidi Abdul, Babatunde Alli, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, Senator Victor Umeh, Buba Galadima, Yakubu Ochefu, Mahmud Jahun, Moshood Salvador, Dudu Manuga, Victor Ogene and Muktar Usman.
Ibrahim Abdulkarim was appointed Director-General of the Presidential Campaign, while the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, was named Director of Communication and Media.
A former Defence spokesperson, retired Major General John Enenche, was appointed Director of Security and Intelligence.
The party also announced a 40-member National Campaign Advisory Council and 37 state campaign coordinators as part of its preparations for the elections.
In a statement published on its official X account, the NDC said the council would provide strategic leadership, coordinate campaign activities nationwide and mobilise support for the party’s political agenda.
The statement identified Dickson, the party’s national leader, as chairman; Obi as co-chairman; and Zuwoghe, the national chairman, as vice chairman. It listed Kwankwaso as co-vice chairman, while Ikenna Morgan Enekweizu, the national secretary, was named council secretary alongside his role in the campaign structure. Abdulkarim was identified as Director-General.
The party said the council would work towards delivering a people-centred and issue-based campaign ahead of the 2027 elections.
It also called on its members, supporters and Nigerians to remain united as it pursues what it described as its vision of a “new, just, and prosperous Nigeria.”