ABUJA, NIGERIA — The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has reorganised its media and communications structure, restricting official public statements on behalf of President Bola Tinubu’s campaign to three designated officials.
The decision was announced on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, by the Chief of Staff to the President and Deputy Director-General (Administration) of the campaign council, Femi Gbajabiamila.
Under the revised arrangement, only the campaign’s Director-General, Senator Abdulaziz Yari; Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake; and Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, are authorised to speak on behalf of the council.
Gbajabiamila said the restructuring was designed to promote more coordinated, disciplined and effective public engagement as the ruling party prepares for the 2027 general elections.
In the statement announcing the changes, he explained that the council had approved a new arrangement for its Directorate of Media and Strategic Communications, with the three officials serving as the authorised voices of the campaign.
The decision effectively ends the previous arrangement under which several individuals had been announced or recognised as spokespersons for the presidential campaign.
According to Gbajabiamila, all previously announced spokespersons will no longer operate in that capacity. Instead, they will become members of the Directorate of Media and Strategic Communications, where they are expected to contribute to the council’s communication activities.
The campaign council also directed radio and television stations to take note of the changes and adjust their engagement with its representatives accordingly.
It explained that when media organisations require campaign officials to participate in interviews, discussions or other public appearances, the council will designate the appropriate representatives.
The directive is expected to establish a more centralised communication process, reducing the possibility of conflicting statements or unauthorised positions being attributed to the campaign.
The restructuring comes as political parties begin preparations for the 2027 general elections, with public communication expected to play an important role in presenting candidates, explaining policy positions and responding to criticism from political opponents and other stakeholders.
For the APC, the campaign council’s media structure will be responsible for communicating the party’s position on issues surrounding President Tinubu’s administration, its political agenda and its preparations for the forthcoming presidential election.
Senator Abdulaziz Yari, a former governor of Zamfara State, heads the campaign council as Director-General. Dele Alake, who oversees the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, has been designated the official spokesperson, while Mohammed Idris will represent the council in his capacity as Minister of Information and National Orientation.
The three officials will therefore serve as the principal authorised channels for the council’s public communication.
The decision also represents a change from the broader media structure unveiled when the campaign council was constituted in August 2026. At the time, several officials were assigned responsibilities across its media and strategic communications directorate, including coordinating directors, deputy directors, secretaries and spokespersons.
The latest announcement does not state that all those previously appointed to media positions have been removed from the council. Rather, it specifies that individuals previously announced as spokespersons will remain within the directorate as members but will no longer speak officially on behalf of the campaign.
The council’s instruction to broadcasters signals that the new communication arrangement is expected to guide interviews, television appearances and radio engagements involving its representatives.
As the 2027 election season approaches, the effectiveness of the revised structure will depend on how the council coordinates its messaging, provides timely information and maintains consistent communication with the public and the media.
The announcement places Yari, Alake and Idris at the centre of the APC presidential campaign’s official public communication, while other members of the media directorate are expected to operate within the revised framework.
