Some of those omitted are those who are at loggerheads or engaged in cold war with the party’s presidential candidate Bola Tinubu over his preference for the contentious Muslim-Muslim ticket.
By Jeffrey Agbo
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday night released its Presidential Campaign Council list comprising 422 members.
The list released by the Presidential Campaign Council Secretary, James Faleke, in Abuja retains Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, as Director-General just as Adams Oshiomhole keeps his position as Deputy Director-General (Operations), while Bayo Onanuga maintains his position as Director of Media and Publicity.
The list has names of APC governors, ministers, lawmakers, ambassadors as well as serving and past public office holders.
It also has the names of 22 actors including Zack Orji and Jide Kosoko.
The statement by Faleke read, “We are pleased to announce the nominees of the leadership of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, as per enclosed. All nominees are kindly advised to pick their appointment letters from the undersigned on Monday, 26th September, 2022 at 12noon.
“The venue is Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council on Plot 781, Herbert Macaulay Way, Central Area Abuja. All other members will be contacted by the leaders of their respective directorates.”
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Some of those omitted are those who are at loggerheads or engaged in cold war with the party’s presidential candidate Bola Tinubu over his preference for the contentious Muslim-Muslim ticket.
They include Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal; former Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba and one of Tinubu’s sweat merchant, Adebayo Shittu, who heads one of his biggest support groups — Asiwaju Tinubu-Shettima Coalition for Good Governance.
While the camp of Osinbajo had distanced itself from the former Lagos governor after his emergence as winner of the APC presidential ticket, the duo of Dogara and Lawal had remained a perennial thorn in Tinubu’s flesh for selecting ex-Borno Governor Senator Kashim Shettima, a fellow Muslim, as running mate.
Former Minister of Transportation and Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi; and Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who have been indicted of alleged anti-party activities in the last month, also made the cut.
While Amaechi had subtly accused Tinubu of financially inducing delegates for votes at the last Convention, Aregbesola was believed to have worked for the victory of the governor-elect of Osun State , Ademola Adeleke, at the expense of the incumbent and fellow party member, Adegboyega Oyetola.