- The APC released the membership list of its 2027 Presidential Campaign Council on Saturday, August 22, 2026
- Arabinrin Aderonke was named Coordinating Secretary for Media/Strategic Communications III on the council
- Aderonke is a 2013 Wole Soyinka Investigative Reporting Award laureate and 2016 CNN African Journalist Award finalist
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed Arabinrin Aderonke as a member of its 2027 Presidential Campaign Council, assigning her the role of Coordinating Secretary for Media/Strategic Communications III.
Source: Twitter
Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga released the full council membership list on Saturday, August 22, 2026. The document includes prominent party figures and professionals placed across different units of the campaign structure.
Aderonke joins the council with a background spanning journalism, strategic communications, policy, and public affairs. She won the Wole Soyinka Investigative Reporting Award in 2013 and reached the finals of the CNN African Journalist Award in 2016.
Beyond journalism, she has worked as an author and policy adviser, and holds affiliations with the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants, where she holds Fellowship status.
Aderonke Speaks on Her Appointment
Responding to her nomination, Aderonke said she received the news with gratitude and a clear sense of duty. She described the appointment as more than a privilege, framing it as a direct call to contribute meaningfully to the party’s 2027 presidential effort.
“This is a call to service, and I embrace it with humility, responsibility and a clear understanding of the task ahead,” she said.
She also urged members of the party to rally together ahead of the election cycle, closing her remarks with a message of collective purpose.
“Forward together. Renewed hope, renewed commitment,” she added.
APC Builds Media Team Ahead of 2027
Her inclusion widens the APC’s media and communications arm as the party formally begins organising for the 2027 general elections.
The campaign council draws from various sectors, including media, politics, security, and strategic communications, reflecting the party’s intention to run a broad campaign operation ahead of the presidential contest.
APC woman leader Ero Arike breaks silence after Adeleke’s Osun victory
Earlier in a different development, popular All Progressives Congress (APC) woman leader Alhaja Ero Arike, known for her criticism of Governor Ademola Adeleke, has reacted to the defeat of the party’s candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, in the Osun governorship election.
Arike, who had been a vocal supporter of the APC in the state, said the outcome should be viewed as part of the uncertainties that come with politics, describing the game as one in which victory and defeat are inevitable.
Source: Legit.ng