Abuja – The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has concluded plans to lick off its campaign for the 2023 presidential election with prayers and Peace Walk on Wednesday, Sept. 28.
Members of its Presidential Campaign Council headed by President Muhammadu Buhari will participate in the events.
According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s timetable, campaign for the 2023 presidential election will formally take off across the country on Wednesday.
APC, has scheduled the inauguration of its over 400- member Presidential Campaign Council for 8 a.m. of the same day.
However, Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity APC Presidential Campaign Council said in a statement on Sunday that aside the inauguration, members nominated into the Council are also expected to participate in the special prayer sessions marking the commencement of the 2023 presidential election campaigns.
He added that there will be a Peace Walk immediately after the prayers while all nominees will be issued their letters of appointment same day.
The inauguration of the 422-member by President Muhammadu Buhari was earlier scheduled for today, Monday, 26, September.
According to the list of members of the council released in Abuja on Saturday, Sen. Bola Tinubu, the party’s 2023 presidential candidate and Abdullahi Adamu, its National chairman, are to serve as deputy chairmen of the council .
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau is the Director General with James Faleke as secretary of the council.
Sen. Kashim Shettima, the party’s Vice-Presidential candidate is the vice chairman of the council and Adams Oshiomhole, former APC National Chairman is the deputy director-general (Operations) while Hadiza usman is the deputy director-general (Admin).
The 422-man campaign council has Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi and Chairman Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), as Vce Chairman and state Coordinator.
Godswill Akpabio, former Akwa-Ibom Governor, is vice chairmen (South-South and Uju Kennedy, the former female APC presidential aspirant is vice chairman South-East.
Gov. Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa is the Regional Co-ordinator and Chairman for North and his state, Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi, regional co-ordinator South and Ebonyi; Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River is regional director South-south and Ebonyi.
Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu is zonal co-ordinator for South-West and Ondo State; Gov. Abubakar Sani Bello is the zonal co-ordinator for North-central and his state.
Gov. Muhammed Yahaha is zonal co-ordinator for the North-East and Gombe and Gov. Bello Matawalle is the zonal co-ordinator for the North-West and Zamfara.
The list showed that all APC governors are co-ordinators of the presidential council in their respective states and where there was no sitting governors of the party, its governorship candidates were the co-ordinators. (PM News / vitalnewsngr.com)
