The All Progressives Congress (APC) has named former Rivers State Governor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, as the coordinator of President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 presidential campaign in Rivers State, in a development that leaves incumbent Governor Siminalayi Fubara out of the listed state coordinators.
The appointment is contained in a list of the PBAT/APC 2027 Presidential Campaign Council released ahead of its scheduled inauguration on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
According to the list, Wike will coordinate the campaign in Rivers State, while also being named coordinator for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The document lists serving governors as campaign coordinators in their respective states, including Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, Uba Sani of Kaduna, Umar Bago of Niger, Hope Uzodimma of Imo, Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina and Mai Mala Buni of Yobe.
Other governors named include Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom, Douye Diri of Bayelsa, Hyacinth Alia of Benue, Babagana Zulum of Borno, Bassey Otu of Cross River, Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta, Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi and Monday Okpebholo of Edo.
The list also features governors from other states, including Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti, Peter Mbah of Enugu, Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe, Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo, Ademola Adeleke of Osun, Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto, Agbu Kefas of Taraba and Dauda Lawal of Zamfara.
