Members of the Planning and Strategy Committee of the Tinubu
Support Group have advised the presidential candidate of the All Progressives
Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on the appointment of his campaign
Director-General and the zoning of leadership seats in the National Assembly
and the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
The committee’s Chairman, Babachir Lawal, who is also a
former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, made the recommendations
in the committee’s report tagged ‘Report on the Actualisation of the Presidency
of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the Coming 2023 General Election.’
According to a copy of the document sighted our
correspondent on Saturday, 22 of the committee’s 23 members signed the document
with the exception of a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, Nuhu Ribadu.
The report partly read, “It is advised that the DG emerges
from the northern part of the country.
“Qualities of a DG: seasoned and grassroots mobiliser; a
good orator; must not be a contestant for any elective position in the
forthcoming election to avoid distractions; a team player; non-confrontational;
must be well abreast with national politics; passion loyalty and deep
commitment for the project.
“The committee further recommends in consonance with
organogram as prepared by the Organogram and Technical Committee that gender
balance should be strongly considered for the position of Deputy DG’s North or
South.”
The panel also advised the APC on how to share other
national offices.
The recommendation read, “In response to addressing the key
positions, their religion and the likely public backlash that might arise,
these recommendations were given for balance: Also, our principal should hold
consultations with religious leaders and stakeholders across the society.
“President, South-West; Vice-President, North-East; Senate
President, North-West; Speaker, South-East; Deputy Senate President,
South-South; Deputy Speaker, North-East;
SGF, North-Central; APC Chairman, North-Central; Chief of Staff (to the
President), subject to Mr. President’s decision.”
Ohanaeze denies
endorsement
Meanwhile, the apex body of the Igbo socio-cultural group,
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has denied endorsing Tinubu for the 2023 elections.
In a statement signed by the group’s Secretary-General,
Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the group said, “What was misinterpreted as an endorsement
was a clarion call for a change in the attitudes of the APC South East
governors and senators, whose activities de-marketed the South East in the APC
primaries.
“Ndigbo was ashamed to admit that an APC South East
Governor, who led APC to their defeats in Edo and Anambra governorship
elections, spearheaded the aspiration of a North East aspirant against the
South East aspirants in APC primary.”
According to Isiguzoro, Ndigbo will officially declare
openly the candidate who is entitled to Igbo votes in 2023, “but for now there
is no endorsement of any presidential candidate.”
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