2027 elections: Taraba APGA governorship candidate unveils campaign council

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Taraba state, Danjuma Usman Shiddi, has unveiled his campaign council ahead of the 2027 governorship election.

While unveiling the campaign council in Jalingo, he urged party supporters to drive the APGA campaign and coordinate grassroots mobilisation across the 16 local government areas of the state.

He announced Prof. Ambrose A. Zemba as the director-general of the council while Mr. Samaila Yakubu, popularly known as Young JP, is the deputy director-general for the Southern zone.

He also appointed Mr Umaru Emmanuel as director of Communications and Strategy; Mr Almajiri Leonard Wilson, director of Youth Mobilisation and Strategy and Hanifatu Sani, director of Women Mobilisation and Support Groups.

Abubakar Umar Sunkan serves as director of Mobilisation and Support Groups, while Onuorah Peter, popularly known as Chesco Federal, is the Director of Resident Communities Mobilisation and Support Groups.

Yakubu Andesiunde, is the director of Legal Services, while Hon. Salamatu Abubakar serves as director of Grassroots Women Mobilisation, Religious and Community Leaders.

Kabiru Muhammad Shuaibu was also appointed deputy director-general for the central zone, Taraba state.

Speaking at the unveiling, Shiddi charged members of the council to work together and remain committed to the campaign, with particular emphasis on effective grassroots mobilisation.