Mbah Leads Enugu APC as They Launch Campaign Council for 2027 Elections

The Enugu State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) launched its Campaign Council on Monday for the 2027 general elections.

The Council is chaired by the Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah. It also includes an Advisory Council with big names like former Senate President Ken Nnamani, former governor of old Anambra State, Senator Jim Nwobodo, and former military governor and Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Allison Madueke.

Other notable members in advisory roles are former Minister of Power, Professor Barth Nnaji; former Minister of Information and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2023 governorship election, Mr Frank Nweke Jr.; businessman Prince Arthur Eze; Senator Chuka Utazi; and former deputy governors Mrs Cecilia Ezeilo, Bishop Ralph Nwoye, Dr Sunday Onyebuchi, and Chief Okechukwu Itanyi, among others.

The Campaign Council has 51 Directorates. Dr Peter Mbah chairs it, with Deputy Governor Ifeanyi Ossai; Deputy National Chairman, APC (South); Speaker of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Hon Uchenna Ugwu; Chairman of the party in the state, Dr Martin Chukwunweike; and Secretary to the State Government, Professor Chidiebere Onyia as Vice Chairmen.

The list, signed by Chukwunweike and Enugu APC Secretary, Hon Chukwudi Nnadozie, includes Chief Charlie Mbah as Director-General and Dr Eric Oluedo as Secretary-General of the Campaign Organisation.

Senators Osita Ngwu, Ikeje Asogwa, and Kelvin Chukwu serve as Coordinators for the Campaign Council in Enugu West, Enugu North, and Enugu East, respectively.

Deacon Okey Ogbodo, Dr Dan Shere, and Hon S K E Udeh-Okoye are Deputy Campaign DGs for Enugu East Senatorial District, Enugu North Senatorial District, and Enugu West Senatorial District, respectively.

Steve Oruruo is the Campaign Spokesperson and Director of the Public Communication Committee. Dr Austin Okolie serves as co-spokesperson, and Dr Malachy Agbo is the Secretary.

Mazi Uche Anichukwu and Dan Nwomeh, both from the Governor’s media team, will lead the Directorate of New Media and Strategic Communication and the Directorate of Mainstream Media, respectively. Dr Collins Ogbu is Secretary of the former, while Dr Reuben Onyishi is Secretary of the latter.

Victor Udeh heads the Administration Directorate. Dr Ben Nwoye and Uche Nwatu are the Director and Co-Director of the Fundraising Committee, respectively.

Former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ikechukwu Ogalla (Rtd.), chairs the Security Directorate. Former Inspector General of Police, Ogbono Onovo (Rtd.), serves as Secretary.

Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Dr Kingsley Udeh, SAN, is in charge of the Directorate of Government Appointees Coordination, with Professor Chidiebere Onyia as Secretary. Former Speaker of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Hon Eugene Odoh, heads Inter-Party Affairs.

APC State Woman Leader, Mrs Esther Edeh, leads the Women Mobilisation Directorate. Dr Oby Ajih, the APC South East Woman Leader, serves as Co-Director, while Mrs Ngozi Enih, the Commissioner for Children, Gender Affairs and Social Development, is Secretary.

Senator Chuka Utazi heads the Directorate of Parliamentary Mobilisation, with former Deputy Minority Leader, Hon Toby Okechukwu, as Secretary. Senator Ben Collins Ndu is the Director of Contact and Mobilisation, with Peter Okonkwo as Co-Director and Mrs Lovelyn Obioma Nweze as Secretary.

Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dame Ugochi Madueke, leads the Directorate of Welfare, with Mrs Amaka Alinta as Secretary. Dame Rita Mbah is the Director of Event Management, while Ifeoma Azike serves as Secretary.

Commissioner for Chieftaincy Affairs, Chief Charles Egumgbe, leads the Directorate of Monitoring. Former Speaker of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Hon Edward Ubosi, is the Secretary.

Uchenna Nwobodo is in charge of the Directorate of Works and Venue, with Christian Enebe as Secretary. Hon USA Igweshi returns to his 2023 role as the Director of the Directorate of Support Groups, and Dr Chiedozie Nwafor will serve as Secretary.

Nollywood star Rachael Okonkwo, known as Nkoli Nwa Nsukka, is the Director of the Directorate of Creativity and Entertainment. The General Manager of the Enugu State Community and Social Development Agency (CSDA), Monday Diamond, heads the Directorate’s secretariat.

The Town Unions Coordination Directorate is led by Chief Arinze Ogbodo, with Hon Charles Chime managing the secretariat.

In their joint statement, Chukwunweike and Nnadozie said the size of the Campaign Council shows the belief that every community, ward, local government area, professional group, support organisation, youth group, women’s group, elder, party member, and person of goodwill must be included and heard.

They said, “Appointment into the campaign structure is therefore not merely an honour; it is a call to duty, accountability and measurable contribution.”

The Council will be inaugurated at the International Conference Centre, Enugu, on Tuesday, 27 October 2026.