Ekiti Gov. Election: Kaduna Gov. Heads Nat. APC Campaign Council

By Ayodele Oni

Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, is the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council for the forthcoming Ekiti State Governorship Election.

This was  disclosed on Friday by the Party, which stated that the high-powered National Campaign Council has membership of prominent chieftains of the party.

Governor Uba Sani was earlier appointed Chairman of the Campaign Council by the party on April 24, 2026, ahead of the election scheduled for June 20, 2026, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The Campaign Council, unveiled by the APC National Secretariat at Buhari House, Abuja, comprises top party leaders, governors, ministers, federal lawmakers, and key political stakeholders across the country.

According to the document signed by the APC National Secretary, Senator Surajudeen Basiru, President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, will serve as Vice Chairman of the council.

Other prominent members include Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; Governors Hope Uzodimma, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Babagana Zulum, Dapo Abiodun, Ahmed Aliyu, Mohammed Umaru Bago, and Lucky Aiyedatiwa.

Former governors Kayode Fayemi and Yahaya Bello, alongside ministers Dele Alake, Sunday Dare, and Bunmi Tunji-Ojo, were also named members of the council.

The APC further constituted strategic sub-committees on Election Planning and Management, Finance and Resource Mobilisation, Media and Publicity, Security, as well as Women and Youth Mobilisation to coordinate campaign activities ahead of the poll.

Governor Biodun Oyebanji has concluded campaign tour of the 16 local council of the state and is currently meeting with various unions and groups.

Already, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that 13 political parties are on the ballot paper for the June 20 off season governorship election in Ekiti state.

The National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Mallam Mohammed Kudu, spoke at INEC Forum for Media Executives, in Ado-Ekiti as part of preparations for the off-cycle governorship poll.

He described the Ekiti governorship election as an important political test ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Kudu noted that the election would be conducted across the state’s 16 local government areas, 177 wards, and 2,445 polling units, with 13 political parties expected to participate.

According to him, the election is coming at a time of growing concerns over voter apathy, vote buying, political violence, misinformation, and declining public confidence in democratic institutions.