We have decided on APC presidential campaign DG – El-Rufai
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai says the All Progressives Congress (APC) has decided on who would be the Director-General of the presidential campaign council.
El-Rufai said this after a meeting between the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his running mate Senator Kashim Shettima, governors elected on the platform of the party and the leadership represented by National Secretary, Iyiola Omisore in Lagos on Monday.
El-Rufai said they will brief President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Working Committee of APC before formal unveiling of the campaign council to party members and the public.
“This is a delegation of the Progressive Governors Forum, led by our Chairman, Dr. Atiku Bagudu and the party represented by the National Secretary. We came to report on an assignment given to us by our presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate to begin the broad consultations and develop a structure for the presidential campaign council.
“We have done some work on it. We have briefed the candidate and his running mate and inputs have been taken and our hope is that in the shortest possible time the candidate will consult more with the party leadership and brief Mr President and get his input and then we formally unveil the presidential campaign council.
“A decision has been taken on the Director General but other positions in the campaign council are still being discussed. The president and the National Chairman and National Working Committee will be briefed before a formal announcement,” el-Rufai said.
WesternPost had earlier reported that the governors would meet with Tinubu to decide on the structure of the campaign council.
According to report, the governors would ratify the choice of Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong as the campaign DG.
WesternPost gathered that Lalong was considered because of his appeal to the Christian majority in the Middle Belt and aggrieved christians in the North.
The report also stated that former National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole had already been penciled down as the campaign council chairman.
Present at Wednesday’s meeting were Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Kashim Shettima, Kebbi State Governor and Chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum, Atiku Bagudu, Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, Jigawa State Governor, Badaru Abubakar, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Iyiola Omisore, Adams Oshiomhole and former placeholder vice-presidential candidate of the party, Kabiru Masari.
