The Kano State governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, has appointed former Kano State Commissioner for Investment, Commerce and Industry, Hon. Shehu Wada Sagagi, as Director-General of his 2027 Governorship Campaign Organisation.
The appointment, announced in a press release issued on Wednesday and signed by Ibrahim Garba Shuaibu, spokesperson to the NDC governorship candidate which also named Alhaji Adamu Ali Ibrahim Kibiya as Secretary of the Campaign Directorate and Engr. Sunusi Usman Dambatta as Deputy Director-General of the campaign council.
The statement said the appointments were approved by Gwarzo as part of efforts to establish the leadership structure of his campaign organisation ahead of the 2027 governorship election.
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Sagagi, who is expected to coordinate the campaign organisation, is a politician, businessman and public administrator with previous experience in Kano State government and party administration.
His political and public service experience includes serving as Chief of Staff at the Kano State Government House, Commissioner for Investment, Commerce and Industry, and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano State.
The statement described his appointment as part of efforts to provide strategic direction and strengthen the organisation’s leadership as preparations for the 2027 governorship election gather momentum.
Similarly, Kibiya was appointed Secretary of the Campaign Directorate. He was described in the statement as a grassroots politician and former commissioner with experience in public service and political mobilisation.
Also appointed is Engr. Sunusi Usman Dambatta, who will serve as Deputy Director-General of the Campaign Council. He is an engineer and politician with involvement in political activities.
According to the statement, the appointments are expected to strengthen the campaign’s administrative and organisational capacity, improve grassroots mobilisation and provide strategic coordination ahead of the election.
It added that all the appointments take immediate effect, while the full membership of the campaign council would be announced in due course.
The development marks an early step in the organisation of Gwarzo’s campaign structure as political activities and preparations for the 2027 Kano State governorship election continue.