‘Content Creators’ – Presidency Mocks NDC Campaign Council List

Daniel Bwala, an aide to President Bola Tinubu, has taken a swipe at the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) following the party’s announcement of its National Campaign Council for the 2027 general elections, describing the list as one dominated by “content creators”.

Bwala made the remarks on Sunday, October 25, 2026, in a post on X, where he questioned the composition of the campaign council and accused the party of leaving out the identities of its media surrogates operating in mainstream media organisations.

The presidential aide directed his criticism at the NDC and its National Leader, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, as well as its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, following the unveiling of the team expected to coordinate the party’s nationwide campaign ahead of the 2027 elections.

“@PeterObi and NDC have released their list of campaign council members; and as expected it is filled with content creators,” he wrote.

“They stylishly refused to name their campaign media surrogates in the mainstream media masquerading as OAP.”

Politics Nigeria earlier reported that the NDC had announced the formation of its National Campaign Council as part of its preparations for the forthcoming elections.

The council is expected to provide leadership for the party’s campaign activities, coordinate mobilisation efforts and support its candidates as they seek votes nationwide.

Under the arrangement announced by the party, Dickson will serve as chairman of the council, while Obi, the party’s presidential candidate, will occupy the position of co-chairman.

The party’s National Chairman, Senator Cleopas Moses Zuwoghe, was named vice-chairman, while its vice-presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, was appointed co-vice-chairman.

The council will also have the party’s National Secretary, Barrister Ikenna Morgan Enekweizu, as secretary, while Mallam Ibrahim Hussain Abdulkarim will serve as director-general.

The appointments bring some of the party’s leading political figures into its campaign structure as it prepares to compete in the 2027 elections.

The council is expected to oversee coordination between the party’s leadership, campaign officials and supporters as political activities intensify.

Announcing the arrangement, the NDC said the council would provide “strategic leadership” and drive nationwide mobilisation behind its vision of “a new, just, and prosperous Nigeria”.

The party also pledged to pursue a “people-centred and issue-based campaign”, while urging its members, supporters and other Nigerians to remain united as preparations for the elections continue.

The NDC’s campaign council announcement comes as the party is working to establish their organisational structures ahead of what is expected to be a competitive election season.

Campaign councils typically bring together party officials, elected representatives, political leaders and individuals assigned responsibilities for mobilisation, communications and other campaign operations.

Bwala’s criticism, however, focused on the composition of the NDC’s list and what he described as the absence of publicly identified media surrogates from mainstream broadcasting organisations.

His post suggested that the party had not disclosed the identities of individuals he believes support its political messaging through conventional media platforms.

He referred to some of the alleged media supporters as people “masquerading as OAP”, using the abbreviation for on-air personality.

However, he did not identify any individual broadcaster in the post or provide specific examples to support the allegation.