Makinde appoints veteran journalist to 2027 campaign team
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has appointed former Nigeria Union of Journalists official Amos Dunia as special adviser on public affairs for his 2027 presidential campaign. The Allied People’s Movement campaign said Dunia would help communicate its “Reset Nigeria” platform and strengthen its media operation.
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has appointed veteran journalist Amos Dunia as special adviser on public affairs for his 2027 presidential campaign, according to a statement from the campaign organisation. Makinde, who is identified in the supplied material as the presidential candidate of the Allied People’s Movement, approved the appointment with immediate effect. The announcement was made in Abuja by Richard Ihediwa, director of strategic communications for the Makinde-Daura Presidential Campaign Organisation.
Dunia is a former chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists’ Federal Capital Territory Council. The campaign said he had worked in print and broadcast journalism, including at the Nigerian Television Authority and The Sun. In his new role, Dunia will join the campaign’s communications team and help promote its “Reset Nigeria” message ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
The organisation said his experience, professional connections and background as a journalist, publisher, public commentator and communications specialist would support its political effort. “Dunia brings decades of extensive print and broadcast media experience,” the statement said, describing him as an addition intended to strengthen the campaign’s communications operation. The campaign said Dunia would work with other media professionals to communicate the party’s programme and pursue victory for the APM.
It did not provide details of his specific responsibilities beyond public affairs and campaign messaging. Following the appointment, Makinde called on campaign members, party leaders, supporters and citizens to remain committed to what the organisation described as a collective effort to achieve stability, national cohesion and economic prosperity. The campaign said the election should be used to “reset” Nigeria and put the country on a path of political stability and economic prosperity.
No response from other parties or political groups was included in the supplied material.
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