APC released the list of Special Convention Committees members on Wednesday
By Emma Ogbuehi
Ahead of its special convention to select its presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has released a list of sub-committee to handle various aspects of the exercise
The list was released on Wednesday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka.
Loyalists of former Lagos State governor and presidential aspirant of the party, Bola Tinubu, featured prominently in the list. They include Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State, who co-chairs the Finance and Logistics, Prince Dapo Abiodun, Governor of Ogun State, who heads the Accreditation and Decoration sub-committee, Rotimi Akeredolu, Governor of Ondo State, in charge of Security and Compliance sub-committee. Gboyega Oyetola, Governor of Osun State, another Tinubu acolyte, co-chairs the Accommodation sub-committee.
APC is expected to hold a convention between June 6 and 8 where the presidential candidate is to emerge from about 23 aspirants.
The release of the list of the sub-committee members came on the heels of President Muhammadu Buhari unfolding his criteria for the ideal presidential candidate of the party for the elections.
The President made the disclosure while meeting with APC Governors in Abuja, where he alluded to consensus as an option for the primary.
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See the full list of Sub-Committee Chairpersons below:
1. Budget – H.E. Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya, Governor of Gombe State
Co-Chair: Minister of Finance, Hajiya Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed
2. Finance and Logistics – H.E. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State
3. Accreditation and Decoration – H.E. Prince Dapo Abiodun, Governor of Ogun State
4. Security and Compliance – H.E. Rotimi Akeredolu, Governor of Ondo State
Co-Chair: Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (Rtd.), former Minister of Interior
5. Election Planning – H.E. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, Governor of Kebbi State
Co-Chair: H.E. Hope Uzodinma, Governor of Imo State
6. Transportation – H.E. (Dr.) Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Governor of Kano State
Deputy: Dr. Ramatu Tijani Aliyu, Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory
7. Accommodation – H.E. Babagana Umara Zulum, Governor of Borno State
Co-Chair: H.E. Gboyega Oyetola, Governor of Osun State
8. Media and Publicity- H.E. Abdullahi Sule, Governor of Nasarawa State
9. Medicals – Dr. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment
Co-Chair: Prof. Isaac Folorunso Adewole, former Minister of Health
10. Legal: Abubakar Malami SAN, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice
11. Venue and Site Servicing: H.E. Bello Muhammad Matawalle, Governor of Zamfara State
Co-Chair: Mohammed Musa Bello, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory
12. Election Appeal – H.E. Mai Mala Buni, Governor of Yobe State
13. Hospitality and Welfare – H.E. Simon Lalong, Governor of Plateau State
Co-Chair: Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development
14. Protocols – H.E. Aminu Bello Masari, Governor of Katsina State
15. Digital Communications – H.E. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Governor of Kwara State
16. Pre-Convention/Management/ Rapporteur – H.E. Mallam Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State
Deputy: Dame Pauline Tallen, Minister of Women Affairs
17. Presidential Screening Appeal – H.E. Abubakar Sani Bello, Governor of Niger State
Co-Chair: Rt. Hon. Ahmed Idris Wase, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives
18. Accreditation of Diplomats – H.E. Ovie Omo-Agege, Deputy President of the Senate
Co-Chair: Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister for Foreign Affairs
