*Joins APC Presidential Campaign Council

By Henry Obetta

Ghana-based businessman and youth leader, Mr Olatunde Gideon Igbasan, has been inaugurated as a member of the Youth Mobilisation Directorate of Nigeria’s Bola Ahmed Tinubu/All Progressives Congress, PBAT/APC, 2027 Presidential Campaign Council.

Igbasan, Director-General of APC Youth Network West Africa, was inaugurated at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday, ahead of the 2027 general elections.

His appointment comes amid his youth mobilisation and humanitarian activities across West Africa, including a weekly food outreach in Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos, which the organisation says feeds more than 1,000 people.

Igbasan has also supported student development, including a N15 million commitment to the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, comprising N10 million for its Nigerian chapter and N5 million for its Ghana chapter.

The APC Youth Network West Africa, which operates in Nigeria, Ghana, Togo and Côte d’Ivoire, is scheduled to inaugurate its national secretariat in Agidingbi, Lagos, on Saturday, October 17.

His inclusion in the campaign council places him within the APC’s youth mobilisation structure as the party prepares for the 2027 presidential election.

One of its major humanitarian initiatives is a weekly Friday food outreach at its National Secretariat in Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos.
The organisation, in a statement, stated that the programme reaches more than 1,000 people and young people with meals and food items.

The initiative “forms part of the network’s community-support activities, aimed at assisting vulnerable people and providing practical relief to beneficiaries. Its regular implementation has also become a platform for community engagement at the organisation’s Lagos headquarters.

“Igbasan has also supported student development through engagements with Nigerian student organisations in Ghana and initiatives intended to promote education, welfare and access to opportunities.

“In one such commitment, he donated N15 million towards student development, comprising N10 million for the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in Nigeria and ₦5 million for NANS in Ghana. The commitment followed an engagement involving student leaders and Sewia Mining Ltd in Accra.

“The engagement also provided an opportunity for student representatives to gain exposure to the precious-metals industry, including aspects of gold processing and refining.

“His business interests in Ghana and leadership of a regional youth organisation have positioned him to engage with student communities and youth leaders across national borders.”

Meanwhile, the APC Youth Network West Africa said it will inaugurate its National Secretariat in Agidingbi, Ikeja, on Saturday, October 17, 2026.

The network, in a statement explained that the event is expected to bring together members and invited stakeholders as the organisation continues to develop its operational structures and coordinate its activities across the subregion.

“Igbasan’s inauguration into the presidential campaign council comes as the APC prepares for the 2027 election. His responsibilities within the Youth Mobilisation Directorate will form part of the party’s wider campaign structure, while he continues to lead the network’s regional activities.

“The development also brings renewed attention to the links between his work in Ghana, his engagement with Nigerian students and his leadership of an organisation with activities across West Africa”, the network stated.