The All Progressives Congress (APC) says Simon Lalong,
governor of Plateau, is the director-general of its presidential campaign
council.
Abdullahi Adamu, APC national chairman, announced the
development on Thursday while speaking with journalists after a meeting with
President Muhammadu Buhari.
Also present at the meeting were Bola Tinubu and Kashim
Shettima, APC presidential and vice-presidential candidates, respectively.
According to Adamu, the choice of Lalong as DG of the
campaign council is based on his capacity to deliver.
The APC national chairman also said Festus Keyamo, minister
of state for labour and employment, would serve as “interim spokesperson” for
the presidential campaign council.
Prior to the announcement by the APC, there had been
speculations that the choice was between Lalong and Adams Oshiomhole, former
national chairman of the party.
However, as of Tuesday, Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna,
had said someone had been picked for the position, but consultations were
ongoing for other positions.
“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 will formally
unveil the presidential campaign council,” el-Rufai had said.
“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.”
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