Osinbajo’s name missing as APC releases 422-Man Presidential Campaign Council for 2023

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s name is conspicuously missing as the All Progressives Congress (APC) releases 423-Man Presidential Campaign Council (PCC).

The missing of Osinbajo’s name may not be unconnected with his contest against Ahmed Bola Tinubu during the Presidential primary which Osinbajo lost.

President Muhammadu Buhari is the Chairman, while the candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the Deputy Chairman with Senator Abdullahi Adamu Deputy Chairman 2.

The presidential running mate and former governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima is the Vice Chairman, Solomon Lalong, Adams Oshiomhole and Hadiza Ahmed retain their earlier appointments as Director General, Deputy Director (operations) and Deputy Drector General (Admin) respectively.

Former and serving governors made it, while the ex-Minister of Transportation and former governor of Rivers State, Chief Rotimi Amaechi was named Special Adviser on Infrastructure.

Senators, House of Representatives members on the APC platform and Ministers, with the rest as government officials, party elders (Campaign Patrons) and chieftains in States, women and youth leaders, as well as thespians.

APC Governors (and governorship candidates) will serve as the Coordinator of their States. In addition to the role, a few of them will also act as Zonal Coordinator or Special Adviser.

The Directors are Festus Keyamo, Public Affairs; Femi Fani-Kayode, New Media; Bayo Onanuga, Media and Publicity; Mohammed Idris, Strategic Communications; Aminu Jaji, Contact and Mobilization.

Bello Goronyo, Youth Mobilization; Birnin Kudu, Parliamentarian; Mustapha Muhaja, Campaign Planning; Wale Edun, Finance; Babatunde Fashola, Election Planning and Monitoring.

Gbemisola Saraki, Trade and Economic; Bobboi Kagama, Labour; Abike Dabiri, Protocol and Events; Nuhu Ribadu, Stakeholders Relations; Musa Babayo, Policy and Research; Ade Omole, Diaspora.

Hassan Liman, Legal; Jubril Abdulmalik, Intelligence and Security; Kolade Alabi, Local Government; Musiliu Obanikoro, SDGs; Ayuba Gufwan, PWD; Jack Rich, Fund Raising; Zack Orji, Performing Arts, among others.

The PCC with its many directorates would be inaugurated on Monday, 26 September at the Tinubu/Shettima campaign office in Abuja.