APC says the postponement is to accommodate growing interests in the campaign council.
By Emma Ogbuehi
The All Progressives Congress APC Presidential Campaign Council has postponed the kick-off of its campaigns earlier slated for Wednesday.
Director-General, of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.
According to him, the adjustment of the timetable and schedule of activities is in order to accommodate growing interests showed by various political tendencies that want to be part of the campaign council.
According to him, a new date for the kick-off would be announced soon.
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The statement reads; “Recall that we had earlier earmarked a peace walk and prayers for Wednesday, September 28, 2022, to officially kick-off our campaigns for the 2023 Presidential Elections. We had also announced that the members of the Campaign Council report at the Campaign Headquarters on that day to collect their letters of appointments.
“However, due to the expansion of the list to accommodate more stakeholders and interests within the APC family, we have decided to adjust the time-table of these activities in order to ensure everyone is on board before activities officially commence. Consequently, the activities earlier announced for the 28th of September will no longer hold
“As the ruling and most attractive party in Nigeria, we understand the sacrifices and understanding of our teeming members who are more than willing to volunteer themselves for this great task ahead. It also shows the enormous love that the party members have for our candidates
“A new date and time-table of events will be announced soon”.
Confusion has hit the ruling party since the conclusion of its presidential primary on June 6, in which former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu emerged its presidential candidate. The confusion arose following the choice of former Borno state governor, Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate in a controversial Muslim-Muslim ticket.
The atmosphere of uncertainty was further exacerbated with the release of the 422 member-campaign council in which names of prominent Christian members of the party, such as the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary of the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, his predecessor, Babachir Lawl, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, were omitted.