The African Action Congress (AAC) has inaugurated its Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 general election, aiming to ramp up nationwide mobilisation behind its presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, and running mate Haruna Magashi.
In a statement released on Friday, signed by Acting National Chairman Samuel Ajeigbe and National Secretary Oshiokhue Phillip Ikpeminoghena, the party described the move as “a major step forward” in its preparations to mobilise Nigerians ahead of the presidential poll.
The council will coordinate campaign activities across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. It will bring together political strategists, organisers, policy advocates, media professionals, digital campaigners, election specialists, legal practitioners and finance personnel.
Abdullahi Usman has been appointed Director-General. He will be supported by deputies overseeing Strategy and Political Affairs, and Diaspora and Resource Mobilisation.
Juwon Sanyaolu will serve as Campaign Council Secretary.The party has also set up 10 national directorates covering strategy and policy, grassroots mobilisation, labour and civil society engagement, publicity and communications, digital media, data and technology, election operations, finance, legal and compliance, and administration and field operations.
At the grassroots level, the structure will include state, local government, ward and polling-unit coordinators, backed by volunteers, canvassers, polling agents and supporters.
The AAC said its mobilisation efforts have been significantly boosted by the SOWORENOW application, which it called an important digital platform for organising supporters.
“The Presidential Campaign Council is not a replacement for this digital mobilisation infrastructure; rather, it is designed to upscale, deepen and expand it,” the statement noted.
The council will combine technology with physical organisation, political coordination and community-level mobilisation to extend the campaign’s reach.
The party plans to take its message beyond major cities and state capitals into rural communities and polling units.“The 2027 election is not merely about changing the occupant of Aso Rock; it is about changing the political direction of Nigeria,” the statement said.
It argued that the existing political order has failed Nigerians and that the campaign would focus on reaching voters directly.“As the old political order continues to fail Nigerians, the AAC is taking its message directly to the people, from the cities to the rural communities, from state capitals to the polling units,” it added.
The party framed the inauguration as the start of intensified nationwide mobilisation and called on Nigerians seeking a different political direction to join the effort.
“We call on Nigerians who believe that Nigeria can and must be different to join us. The task of taking back our country cannot be left to politicians alone; it requires the active participation of the People.”
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