For the August 15, 2026 Osun State governorship election, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved a 276-member National Campaign Council to monitor and show solidarity for their candidate Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji “AMBO”
The council was inaugurated on Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja.
National Campaign Council Leadership includes
Chairman: Sen. Hope Uzodimma- Governor of Imo State & Chairman, Progressive Governors’ Forum
Co-Chairmen:
1. Mai Mala Buni – Governor of Yobe State
2. Sen. Godswill Akpabio - Senate President
3. Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas - Speaker of the House of RepresentativesDeputy Chairman: Ibrahim Kabir Masari – Senior Special Assistant to the President on Political and Other Matters
Secretary: Sen. Barau Jibrin – Deputy Senate President
Other Notable Members:
Iyiola Omisore- Former Osun State Deputy Governor
Siminalayi Fubara – Governor of Rivers State
Kunle Rasheed Adegoke SAN “KRAD” – APC Senatorial Candidate for Osun Central
Hon. Ibrahim Taofeek Kayode “ITK”- APC House of Representatives Candidate for Osogbo Federal Constituency
A separate 12-man group known as APC G.37 Solidarity Delegation was also appointed:
The Chairman G.37 and others are:
Chairman: Hon. Cletus Obun – Former House of Representatives member
Secretary: Hon. Jumoke Anifowoshe
Organising Secretary: Comrade Abba Yaro
Other members: Alhaji Haddy Ametuo, Mr Miriki Ebikibina
The G.37 delegation has 2 representatives from each of Nigeria’s 6 geopolitical zones
The 276-member Council for Osun Governorship election comprises “party leaders, governors, members of the National Working Committee, principal officers of the National Assembly, ministers, lawmakers, and other stakeholders.
Specialised sub-committees were also set up for: Election Planning, Finance, Grassroots Mobilisation, Logistics, Media, Security, Youth, Women, PWDs, Protocol, Monitoring, etc.
APC restrained itself from releasing the full list of all governors, ministers, and NASS members on the 276-person council. The names above are the ones specifically mentioned in the official notices signed by National Secretary Sen. Ajibola Basiru.
Written by: Samuel Abasiekong-Abasiekong
