Aliyu names Fingesi Director-General for 2027 Presidential Bid Action Democratic Party (ADP) presidential candidate for the 2027 general election, Amb. Aliyu Bin Abbas, has appointed Victor Fingesi as Director-General of the Aliyu–Ike Presidential Campaign Council.
Taking effect from November 9, 2026, the appointment aims to reinforce the organisational capacity, strategic coordination and operational effectiveness of the campaign council ahead of the 2027 polls. Senior Special Assistant to Abbas on Media and Publicity, Okpani Jacob Onjewu Dickson, stated that the move forms part of wider efforts to fortify the council before the elections.
Fingesi will provide strategic and administrative leadership for the campaign council, direct its various departments and oversee the execution of national campaign objectives. His duties include establishing the campaign structure across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, enhancing grassroots mobilisation, harmonising communication strategies and supervising approved campaign programmes.
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Scope of Responsibilities and Party Independence
Fingesi will also monitor campaign performance, identify operational priorities, provide regular reports to the presidential candidate and support electoral preparedness. He will report directly to Abbas while working closely with the vice-presidential candidate and campaign leadership.
The statement clarified that the appointment is strictly limited to the Aliyu–Ike Presidential Campaign Council and confers no authority over the constitutional organs or elected and appointed officers of the ADP. Furthermore, it neither supersedes the party constitution nor overrides lawful party decisions and regulatory requirements.
Abbas expressed confidence that Fingesi will bolster the institutional capacity of the council and advance its commitment to building a disciplined, inclusive, coordinated and result-oriented national campaign. The campaign council reiterated its vision of fostering a new generation of leadership, national renewal, unity, opportunity and a new Nigeria that serves all citizens.
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