The Ahmed Aliyu Wadada Project 2027 Campaign Council has appointed media professional Yahaya Idris Toto as its Head of Media and Publicity for Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
The appointment is part of the campaign council’s preparations for the 2027 Nasarawa State governorship election and is expected to strengthen its media, publicity and strategic communication operations across Toto LG.
Yahaya Idris Toto will coordinate media and publicity activities of the campaign council while supporting the communication of the programmes, policies and political messages of Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada, the council’s preferred governorship candidate.
The appointment was contained in a statement issued on Friday, August 21, 2026, by the Coordinator of the Wadada Project Campaign Council in Toto LG, Hon. (Alhaji) Muhammad Usman Shege.
Shege said the campaign council had put the necessary machinery in place to commence its grassroots mobilisation and electioneering activities ahead of the 2027 elections.
According to him, the council plans to engage political stakeholders, community leaders, youths and other critical groups across Toto Local Government.
Why Yahaya Idris Was Appointed
Explaining the decision, Shege said Yahaya Idris Toto was selected based on his merit, commitment, expertise and experience in the media and attention economy.
He expressed confidence that the media professional would deploy his experience in strategic communication to improve the visibility of the campaign and effectively communicate its messages to voters.
“The choice of Yahaya Idris Toto as Head of Media for Toto LG was based on merit, commitment, expertise and his ability to bring his wealth of experience in the attention economy to bear,” Shege said.
The coordinator described the appointment as an important step towards building a strong grassroots communication structure capable of projecting the campaign across the local government.
Wadada Campaign Targets Grassroots Engagement
Shege further stated that the APC, as the governing party in Toto Local Government, was determined to secure victory in the 2027 elections.
He urged eligible citizens who have attained the voting age of 18 to participate actively in the electoral process, stressing that citizens’ participation remains important to democratic governance.
The coordinator also described Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada as the best candidate for the Nasarawa State governorship election, maintaining that his candidacy was “sellable” to the electorate.
Shege, a grassroots mobiliser and former Special Adviser to the Nasarawa State Governor, expressed optimism that Yahaya Idris Toto’s appointment would strengthen the campaign council’s media operations, publicity and grassroots communication.
The appointment marks another stage in the Wadada Project’s preparations to deepen engagement with voters and political stakeholders across Toto Local Government ahead of the 2027 election.
