President Bola Tinubu has appointed the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, as Director of Air Mobilisation for the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2027 re-election campaign.
Under the arrangement, the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Olubunmi Kuku, will serve as Deputy Director I, while Engr. Farouk Ahmed Umar has been named Deputy Director II.
The appointments were announced in a statement issued on Sunday by Tunde Moshood, Keyamo’s Special Adviser on Media and Communications.
According to the statement, the Directorate of Air Mobilisation will coordinate air travel requirements, facilitate travel arrangements for designated campaign officials and personnel, and support campaign activities across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones.
The directorate is also expected to work with other campaign structures to ensure effective scheduling, operational coordination and the efficient deployment of logistical resources, subject to aviation regulations and applicable electoral laws.
The statement said Keyamo’s experience as a serving aviation minister and his involvement in initiatives aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s aviation sector were expected to support the directorate’s operations.
It added that the appointments of Kuku and Umar would bring aviation-sector leadership and technical expertise to the planning and coordination of campaign movements.
The statement noted that air transportation would be important to the campaign’s logistics, particularly in enabling party leaders and officials to cover multiple locations within tight schedules.
It further stressed that the directorate would be expected to maintain clear operational procedures, collaborate with other campaign units and comply with aviation safety requirements and laws governing political campaigns.
The statement also emphasised the need to distinguish campaign activities from official government functions, saying campaign-related travel and logistics should be handled through properly authorised channels.
The APC is organising its preparations for the 2027 general election through its presidential campaign structure, which brings together political leaders and designated directorates to coordinate campaign activities.