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The CabalChecked 29 August 2026

The 2027 campaign council

The campaign reaches into government.

95

public officials now carry campaign assignments.

They still hold posts in ministries, state governments, public agencies, the National Assembly and the Presidency.

Who is minding
the public office?

Explore the institutions Find a public official

The full campaign list contains 196 names.

Public institution

Named official

Meet all 22

Campaign assignment

Public responsibility

Minister of Information and National Orientation

Federal ministriesInstitutional source

Campaign assignment

Coordinating Director I

Media & Strategic CommunicationHow we checked this
Mohammed Idris MalagiOpen full record

A campaign appointment does not, by itself, establish neglect or misuse of public resources.

What the data reveals

The overlap reaches deep into government.

196 people fill 199 campaign positions across 34 directorates. The overlap is concentrated where government administers, governs and speaks.

Current public office established

95of 196

Nearly one in every two council members still holds public office.

48.5% current officials

101 no current office established

Where the 95 sit

69 sit inside the federal executive.

73% of the serving officials come from agencies, ministries or the Presidency.

32Federal agencies
22Ministries
15Presidency
14Governors
12National Assembly

Public messaging

13 of 14 campaign communicators hold public office.

Only one person in Media & Strategic Communication has no current public office established by this review.

A separate archive check

17 people carry an active archive status.

10 of them also currently hold public office.

Alleged
11
Arraigned
5
Under investigation
1

These are separate 1000 Reasons archive labels. They do not prove wrongdoing or change the public-office finding.

The records establish simultaneous public and campaign responsibilities. They do not establish neglect, misuse of public resources or illegality.

How we checked this review →

A civic poster series

PUBLIC OFFICE NO BE CAMPAIGN OFFICE.

Seven public questions drawn from the documented overlap between government and campaign work.

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Sabi compares a public-office roster with the campaign council list and records the matching names.

PUBLIC OFFICE NO BE CAMPAIGN OFFICE.

95 PUBLIC OFFICIALS.ONE CAMPAIGN COUNCIL.WHO DEY DO GOVERNMENT WORK?

Who is covering the public work Nigerians already pay them to do?

Who is covering the public work Nigerians already pay them to do?

95 current public officials appear among the 196 unique individuals identified in our cleaned analysis of the full council list.
Arin forms a closed checkpoint between public-revenue records and campaign-fundraising materials.

PUBLIC OFFICE NO BE CAMPAIGN OFFICE.

OUR TAX BOSSIS THEIR CAMPAIGN FUNDRAISER.WHERE IS THE FIREWALL?

The Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service is listed as Deputy Director of Fundraising.

The Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service is listed as Deputy Director of Fundraising.

3 of the 4 people assigned to Fundraising currently hold public office.
Arin lowers a barrier between a public budget volume and a locked campaign treasury box.

PUBLIC OFFICE NO BE CAMPAIGN OFFICE.

OUR BUDGET.THEIR CAMPAIGN TREASURY.SAME HANDS. WHY?

The Budget Office boss and the House Appropriation Committee chair are listed inside campaign Finance and Treasury.

The Budget Office boss and the House Appropriation Committee chair are listed inside campaign Finance and Treasury.

All 4 people assigned to Finance and Treasury currently hold public office.
Àmì marks public-information and campaign-message channels as separate.

PUBLIC OFFICE NO BE CAMPAIGN OFFICE.

PUBLIC INFORMATIONNO BE PARTY MEGAPHONE.

The Information Minister, NOA boss and serving presidential media officials are assigned to campaign communications.

The Information Minister, NOA boss and serving presidential media officials are assigned to campaign communications.

13 of the 14 people assigned to Media and Strategic Communication currently hold public office.
Arin stands between separate keys and duty files for public and campaign security.

PUBLIC OFFICE NO BE CAMPAIGN OFFICE.

THEY GUARD THE STATE.THEY GUARD THE CAMPAIGN.WHO GUARDS THE LINE?

The ministers responsible for Defence and Interior are assigned to campaign Security and Intelligence.

The ministers responsible for Defence and Interior are assigned to campaign Security and Intelligence.

6 of the 8 people assigned to Security and Intelligence currently hold public office.
Sabi inspects five paired state-duty files and campaign-zone calendars.

PUBLIC OFFICE NO BE CAMPAIGN OFFICE.

GOVERNORSHIPNO BE SIDE HUSTLE.

5 serving governors are coordinating campaign zones. Who dey govern back home?

5 serving governors are coordinating campaign zones. Who dey govern back home?

5 of the 6 zonal campaign coordinators currently hold public office; the remaining coordinator is a former governor.
Omi closes a public-resource valve while the campaign-mobilisation container remains disconnected.

PUBLIC OFFICE NO BE CAMPAIGN OFFICE.

OUR OILNO BE CAMPAIGN FUEL.

The ministers responsible for solid minerals, oil and gas are assigned to extractive-industry campaign mobilisation.

The ministers responsible for solid minerals, oil and gas are assigned to extractive-industry campaign mobilisation.

7 of the 8 people assigned to Extractive Industry mobilisation currently hold public office.

The records establish simultaneous public and campaign responsibilities. They do not establish neglect, misuse of public resources or illegality.

Sources and methodology →
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