Former vice president, Atiku
Abubakar, has appointed a former governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel to lead
his 2019 presidential campaign in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Recall that in April, the
Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi was confirmed as the Director-General of
the President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation for the 2019 elections.
Daniel had contested for the
position of national chairman of the party in the last convention.
In a letter obtained by Daily
Nigerian, which Atiku personally signed, the ex-VP announced that Daniel will
have overall responsibility for personnel, resourcing and campaign staffing.
The letter read in part, “I am
pleased to officially notify you of the appointment of His Excellency, Otunba
Gbenga Daniel (“OGD” as he is popularly known), as the Director-General of the
Atiku Campaign Organisation.
“OGD is a former two-term
governor of Ogun State, and a foremost engineer, businessman and astute
politician. He has vast knowledge of the Nigerian political terrain and has a
wide network of contacts and friends all over Nigeria, and these are a few of
the assets he will be bringing to our campaign organisation.
“I am in no doubt OGD is a very
positive and welcome addition to our campaign and I look forward to working
with him as he leads over campaign to victory come February 2019.
“Going forward, OGD as the Director
General, has overall responsibility for every aspect of the campaign. This
includes mobilization and organizing (delegates and supporters), publicity and
communication, finance and expenditure. I am in the process of setting up a
separate fund raising committee which will work alongside and complement the
campaign finance structure.
“The DG will also have overall
responsibility for personnel, resourcing and campaign staffing and any other
political or campaign related matters, that I give my delegated authority.
“From now on, my role will be
limited to continuing my consultations with the relevant stakeholders in the
PDP and in the political landscape as a whole. All campaign or other staff will
report to the DG with immediate effect, and all campaign or political matters
will also be referred to the DG.
“The DG will report to me directly.”
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