The Presidency has clarified that the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council list for the 2027 election may be adjusted where necessary, but said the list has neither been withdrawn nor subjected to a comprehensive review.
Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communication, disclosed this on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily.
Dare was reacting to reports that the APC had withdrawn the list following controversy over the inclusion and exclusion of some party leaders and political figures.
He maintained that the list remained valid, explaining that the party had yet to establish all the subcommittees that would form part of the campaign structure.
“As it is with every other list, there’s a room for subcommittees. Those subcommittees have not been formed, and so many other names will come into that subcommittee,” Dare said.
“So that list has not been withdrawn. The APC has issued a statement to that effect yesterday, that list stands. But of course, there will be adjustments. The list is not cast in stone, just like every other list.”
The APC had on Tuesday dismissed reports that its 2027 presidential campaign council list had been withdrawn.
The list, unveiled over the weekend, named President Tinubu as chairman, with Vice-President Kashim Shettima and APC National Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda serving as vice chairmen.
Former Zamfara State Governor and Senator, Abdul’aziz Yari, was appointed Director-General, while Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma was named secretary.
When asked if the list was therefore open to review, Dare avoided the term “review” and described the anticipated changes as adjustments.
“Not a review, just adjustments where necessary,” he said.
When pressed on whether his refusal to use the word “review” suggested that the list was being reconsidered, the presidential aide maintained that the changes would not amount to a complete overhaul.
“Review is wholesale, this is not wholesale,” Dare said.
He explained that the creation of additional subcommittees would allow more party members and political stakeholders to be incorporated into the campaign structure.