The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has restricted official communication on behalf of its presidential campaign to three officials, including its Director-General, Senator Abdulaziz Yari; Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake; and Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris.
The decision was announced in a statement issued on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, by Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President and Deputy Director-General (Administration) of the APC Presidential Campaign Council.
According to the statement, the restructuring is intended to ensure more cohesive, disciplined and effective public engagement through the council’s Directorate of Media and Strategic Communications.
Under the new arrangement, Yari, Alake and Idris are the only officials authorised to speak on behalf of the campaign council, with Alake specifically designated as its official spokesperson.
The decision effectively centralises the campaign’s public communication responsibilities, limiting the authority of other officials to independently represent the council in interviews, public statements and media engagements.
APC Moves Previously Announced Spokespersons to Media Directorate
The council directed that all individuals previously announced as spokespersons should henceforth become members of the Directorate of Media and Strategic Communications.
The directive withdraws their independent authority to speak officially for the campaign but does not announce their removal from the directorate or the wider campaign council.
The restructuring means that individuals who previously represented the campaign in media engagements will now operate within the directorate without the same spokesperson authority.
The council did not provide further details about the specific responsibilities the affected members would assume under the revised structure.
The changes also place greater responsibility on the three designated officials to communicate the campaign’s positions and respond to issues requiring its official position.
Campaign Directs Radio, Television Stations to Recognise Changes
The APC Presidential Campaign Council specifically advised radio and television stations to take note of the new arrangement and act accordingly when seeking representatives of the campaign for interviews and other media appearances.
It added that appropriate persons would be delegated to represent the campaign at media engagements whenever necessary.
The directive suggests that other members of the media directorate may still participate in broadcast programmes, provided they receive the necessary authorisation from the campaign.
Gbajabiamila signed the statement on behalf of the council in his capacity as Chief of Staff to the President and Deputy Director-General (Administration) of the APC Presidential Campaign Council.
The announcement marks a change in the campaign’s media and communication structure as the APC prepares for the 2027 presidential election.
