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  • Why APC included opposition party senator in its presidential campaign council

    Why APC included opposition party senator in its presidential campaign council

    Controversies have continued to trail the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) list released by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) last weekend.

    While some Governors under the aegis of the Progressive Governor’s Forum have accused the party of disregarding their nominations, the party has defended the inclusion of an opposition senator.

    The Director of Media for the PCC, Bayo Onanuga, said on Monday in Abuja, that the inclusion of Senator Chimaroke Nnamani who was elected to represent Enugu East Senatorial District under the platform of the Peoples democratic Party (PDP), in the 42-member list was deliberate.

    Some had argued that the intended person was a former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, a member of the ruling party, but Onanuga clarified that Chimaroke had earned spot as a close ally and personal friend of the APC presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

    “The PCC will also want to clarify that the appearance of the name of HE Chimaroke Nnamani, a distinguished senator from Enugu State, was not a mistake. He is on the list in his own right as a supporter of our presidential candidate,” the media director said in a statement.

    He added that while Nnamani may not be on the field, his presence can serve as ‘moral support’ to Tinubu, which is part of his fundamental human right and supersedes any provision in a Party Constitution.

    “His position and allegiance to his party is self-defining and does not need any qualifying by us,” he added.

    Similarly, the National Publicity Secretary of the APC Felix Morka, told Channels TV that Tinubu enjoys support beyond the APC and the cross-party alignment was not unusual, stressing that the presidential campaign was not necessarily about party membership.

    “People who believe in the candidate are very free to work for the candidate that they support. Our candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is a candidate that enjoys widespread multi-partisan support.

    “The support for our candidate is not limited to APC members only; he enjoys support from others who know him and who trust in his ability to deliver,”Morka said.

    Meanwhile, the party has announced that the inauguration of its 422- member Presidential Campaign Council, will hold on Wednesday, September 28, same day for scheduled for the official commencement of the president election campaigns.n

    “Nominated members are expected to participate in the special prayer sessions marking the commencement of the 2023 presidential election campaigns,” Onanuga said.

    The party would also stage a peace walk after the prayers, and all nominees would be issued their letters of appointment on the same day.

  • All set for APC presidential campaign- Lalong

    All set for APC presidential campaign- Lalong

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it is almost set for the Tinubu/Shettima presidential campaign for the 2023 general elections.

    Gov. Simon Lalong, the Director-General of, APC 2023 presidential campaign, said this after inspecting the facilities at the campaign headquarters in Abuja.

    Dr Makut Macham, the spokesperson for the governor said in a statement on Saturday in Jos, that Lalong was received at the headquarters by the secretary of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Mr James Faleke.

    Macham said that the DG also met with some staff of the campaign team, as part of efforts to ensure a formidable team for the campaign.

    “The DG also held a closed-door meeting with the APC Presidential Candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu at the headquarters.

    “The duo thereafter held another meeting with the Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila and some lawmakers from State Houses of Assembly, ” he said.

  • Tinubu speaks on acquisition of Abuja property for 2023 presidential campaign

    Tinubu speaks on acquisition of Abuja property for 2023 presidential campaign

    National leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Tuesday reacted to a trending report that he acquired a property in highbrow Abuja town for use as his 2023 presidency campaign office.

    An online report speculated that the former Lagos governor’s campaign headquarters will be a Maitama property that once housed a private school.

    The property is described as a “2,700 square metres building, former home of Eagle Heights International Schools, which sits just north of the Philippines Embassy at 2, Kainji Crescent and just across the street from Body of Benchers, which regulates admission into Nigerian legal education institutions.”

    The property was also reportedly secured for two years at N15 million per annum-a price considered a steal by real estate valuators.

    Reacting to the report through his spokesperson Tunde Rahman, Tinubu said “he has not even declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election let alone opening a campaign office.”

    The politician also added that he has “repeatedly said 2023 is still some years away and that he is at present focused on helping President Buhari to deliver on his mandate as he is doing and coast home to victory.”

    Recall that there has been wild reports that Tinubu will contest the 2023 presidency or nominate someone who will.

    Incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari will complete his constitutionally permissible two terms of eight years in 2023. A gentleman’s agreement within the APC will then see power return to the south of Nigeria, a region considered to be Tinubu’s base and stronghold. Time will however tell how this stands to play out.