Ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has constituted its campaign council.
Colonel Suleiman Babanawa was named State Chairman of the campaign council, while Sheik Ibrahim Jibrin and Abdulrahman Wuya Mohammed will serve as State Director General and State Secretary respectively.
Membership of the campaign council was announced on Tuesday in a statement by the campaign spokesman, Faruk Adejoh-Audu.
Adejoh-Audu said with the constitution of the campaign council, the party is ready to kick off its electioneering activities in earnest.
”In furtherance of its plans towards the November 11, 2023 governorship elections in Kogi State, the Murtala Ajaka Gubernatorial Campaign Organization of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) aka Muri/Sam Campaign has announced the composition of top hierarchy of its State Campaign Council.
“The Campaign Council is made up of top- rate technocrats, seasoned professionals and sassy politicians.
“Campaign has already started at the grassroots level at the various council areas of the state,” he said.
Other members of the campaign council are:
State Co-Chairman: Hon. Peter Moses
Director, Security and Intelligence: Brig-Gen Benjamin Ipinyomi (rtd)
Deputy Director, Security and Intelligence: Hajiya Aisha Asabe Yusuf (ACP)
Director, Communications/ Campaign Spokesman: Hon. Faruk Adejoh-Audu
Deputy Spokesman : Pastor Dayo Thomas
Director, Youth Affairs: Hon Ahmed Attah
Zonal Officers.
Kogi Central
i. Zonal Chairman: Rt. Hon. Lawal Idris
ii. Zonal Director-General: Hon. Akomi Yusuf Ojapa
iii. Zonal Secretary: Hon Anokebe
Kogi West
i. Zonal Chairman: Chief Adeyemi
ii. Zonal Director-General: Chief Fehnti Dada
iii. Zonal Secretary: Hon. Abayomi Bello
Kogi East
i. Zonal Chairman: Alhaji Hassan Yakubu Enape
ii. Zonal Director-General: Hon. Suleiman Atajachi
iii. Zonal Secretary: Hon: Ranyi Daniya.
The statement added that further announcements and details of other key functionaries of the campaign shall be released in due course.