Akinwunmi Ambode and Babajide-Sanwo Olu in 2024. Photo: Lagos govt
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, former governors Babatunde Fashola and Akinwunmi Ambode among numerous others have been constituted into the campaign council of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
The council’s membership list was released ahead of the 2027 general elections, by the Kadri Obafemi Hamzat Media Centre, and published on Thursday.
Prince Tajudeen Olusi will chair the Governance Advisory Council; Sanwo-Olu will serve as Advisory Council Chairman; while Fashola and Ambode will co-chair the bodies respectively.
Also to serve as members of the advisory council are the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila; Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa; and former Minister of Health, Adeleke Mamora.
Sanwo-Olu will chair the campaign council, while his deputy, Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, will be his deputy.
The council also names Ojelabi Cornelius as Vice Chairman I, Obasa as Vice Chairman II and Damilola Sonayon James as Vice Chairman III.
Former Senator Musiliu Obanikoro is listed as Director-General, while Rasaq Ajala is named Deputy Director-General and Adekunle Olayinka as Campaign Secretary.
The council has various directorates and sub-committees covering areas including legal and compliance, party and inter-party affairs, administration and logistics, traditional institutions, diaspora engagement and residents’ associations.
The formal inauguration of the council members is scheduled for Friday, September 18, at the APC Secretariat on ACME Road, Ikeja, Lagos.
