The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has included the children of President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and Yusuf Bichi, Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS) in its national youth campaign council ahead of the 2023 general elections.
This was unveiled by Dayo Israel, APC national youth leader on Twitter, on Tuesday, describing the youth council as ‘Jagaban’s Army’.
Zara and Yusuf Buhari, Kiki Osinbajo and Abba Yusuf Bichi are among the children of key APC stakeholders on the list.
The ruling party already has a campaign council and the women’s wing in place to garner support for Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the APC.
Israel tweeted, “It is such a honour (sic) to welcome those that have gone ahead of me; from the legacy parties national youth leaders to the APC former youth leaders beginning from Dasuki Jallo to Sadiq Abubakar and Ismael Ahmed – to provide their support to the APC Nat Youth Wing Campaign Council.
“I am also honoured to invite and welcome the children of the current first and second family/and the offspring of the incoming first and second family as well as children of many APC first families to join us as we engage the next generation for our party and our candidate.”
Also on the list is Bello El-Rufai, son of Nasir El-Rufai, governor of Kaduna; Amam Rochas Okorocha, son of Rochas Okorocha, former governor of Imo; and Mohammed Zulum, son of Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno.
The list includes Dasuki Jalo, Abubakar Sadiq,Ismaila Ahmed, Abubarka Maikudi, Abubarka, Lado Suleja, Wole Aboderin, Anthony Etim Udokang, Ebikibina Miriki, Stella Oketete, Nasiru Adhama, Gabriel Iduseri and Olisaemeka Onyeka.
Others include Terver Aginde, Abubakar Adamu Musa, Sani D. Galadima, Udoh Ifeanyi, Bulama Elwakil Umaru, Umar Usman kadafur, Seyi Tinubu, Amir Kashim Shettima, Dennis Akinwale Ogunnaike, Babagana Alh. Modu, Becky Sule Istemeodiah, Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad, Raimi Muhammed Opesina, Ningi Ahmed, Haruna M Mustapha, Kehinde Ayantunji, Abdulrahman Ismail Saulawa, Olamide Lawal, Ginika Tor, Hassan Shettimah Buni, Ogunyemi Muyiwa and Sadeeq Abubakar Dakata.
Others are Rasheed Muri Okunola, Bisoye Fagade, Bode Agoro, Hamza Baba Ibrahim, Makinde Araoye, Sanusi Ohiarre, Prince Muna Audu, Idris Olorunnimbe, Zara Audu, Bode Pedro, Sufyan Yuguda, Ameen Amshi, Yinka Adenifuja, Micheal Ojomo, Bukky Odoe, Sholape Hammond, Jide Akeredolu, Mohammed Atiku Bagudu, Ibrahim Bello Matawalle, and AbdulAziz Malami.
Hassan Nyarko, Femi Oyetola, Mohammed Zulum, Abu Mai Mala, Abba Umar Ganduje, Bello El-Rufai, Mohammed Ganduje, Zara Buhari, Kiki Osinbajo, Daniel Onjeh, Sunny Dattijo, Yusuf Buhari, Ibrahim Ahmed Lawan, Sani Ahmad Kaitafi, Amam Rochas Okorocha, Abubakar Abba ibrahim (habu yobe), Abande Abba ibrahim, Nasiru Abba ibrahim, Emmanuel Opiah, Abba Yusuf Bichi, Jamil Abubakar, Abdullahi Yakassai.
 has included the children of President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and Yusuf Bichi, Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS) in its national youth campaign council ahead of the 2023 general elections.){kind=link}