2023: APC releases 422-member Presidential Campaign Council; Osinbajo, Boss Mustapha missing on list
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released a 422-member Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) ahead of the commencement of the party’s 2023 presidential campaign to be headed by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The list of members of the council was released in Abuja on Saturday.
Newsclick Nigeria observed that the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha are conspicuously missing on the list.
Sen. Bola Tinubu, the party’s 2023 presidential candidate and Abdullahi Adamu, its National chairman, are to serve as Deputy Chairmen of the Council.
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau is the Director General with James Faleke as sSecretary of the Council.
Sen. Kashim Shettima, the party’s Vice-Presidential candidate is the vice chairman of the council and Adams Oshiomhole, former APC National Chairman is the Deputy Director-General (Operations) while Hadiza Usman is the Deputy Director-General (Admin).
The 422-man Campaign Council has Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State and Chairman Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), as Vice Chairman and State Coordinator.
Godswill Akpabio, former Akwa-Ibom Governor, is vice chairmen (South-South and Uju Kennedy, the former female APC presidential aspirant is vice chairman South-East.
Gov. Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa is the Regional Coordinator and Chairman for North and his state, Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi, regional coordinator South and Ebonyi; Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River is regional director South-South and Ebonyi.
Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu is zonal coordinator for South-West and Ondo State; Gov. Abubakar Sani Bello is the zonal coordinator for North-central and his state.
Gov. Muhammed Yahaha is zonal coordinator for the North-East and Gombe and Gov. Bello Matawalle is the zonal coordinator for the North-West and Zamfara.
The list showed that all APC governors are coordinators of the presidential council in their respective states and where there was no sitting governors of the party, its governorship candidates were the coordinators.
Others appointed were Gov. Yahaha Bello of Kogi as National Youth Coordinator, Felix Nicholas, Deputy National Youth Coordinator; Festus Keyamo, spokesperson; Chris Tarka, Deputy Secretary; Gov. Kayode Fayemi is the Coordinator for Ekiti State and Adviser, Foreign Affairs.
Senate President Ahmad Lawan is made Senior Adviser on Strategic Planning, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila is Adviser on Legal Matters; Former Sokoto State Governor, Aliyu Wamako is Adviser on Special Duties.
Rotimi Amaechi, is adviser on infrastructure; Ibikunle Amosun, adviser on contacts and mobilisation; Dele Alake, Adviser on Media, Communications and Public Affairs.
Others are Gov Abdullahi Ganduje, Adviser Political Affairs and Kano Coordinator; Gov Nasir El-Rufai, Coordinator, Kaduna State and Senior Adviser, Policy, Strategy and Enforcement and former Interior Minister, Abdulrahaman Danbazzau is Adviser, Strategic Engagement.
Faleke, Secretary to the council, advised all nominees to pick their appointment letters on Monday at the APC presidential campaign office.
Meanwhile, the Presidential Campaign Council with its many directorates will be inaugurated on Monday, September 26 at the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Office in Abuja.