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Billionaire businessmen Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola have joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council for the 2019 elections. Their names were listed among members of the special advisory committee to President Muhammadu Buhari on the campaign council.
The list was released on Friday by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.
Dangote and Otedola were listed on the committee alongside Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo; APC national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Senate Leader, Senator Ahmed Lawan; House of Representatives Majority leader, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila and APC National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomole.
Otedola had been rumoured to have accepted to run for Lagos governor on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Ogun state governor, Ibikunle Amosun and his Imo counterpart, Rochas Okorocha were left out of the campaign council which had all other APC governors. Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu was also left out.
See Femi Adesina’s full statement below:
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has released the names of members of its Presidential Campaign Council for the 2019 elections. They are as follows:
CHAIRMAN
President Muhammadu Buhari
CO-CHAIRMAN
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
DEPUTY CHAIRMEN
- The Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo.
- The APC National Chairman Comrade Adams Oshiomole
VICE CHAIRMAN NORTH
Senator George Akume
VICE CHAIRMAN SOUTH
Senator Ken Nnamani
DIRECTOR GENERAL
His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi
DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL (OPERATIONS)
Senator A.O. Mamora
DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL (COORDINATION)
Arch. Waziri Bulama
SECRETARY
- Adamu Adamu
- Dele Alake
ZONAL DIRECTORS
a. North West: Senator Aliyu M. Wamakko
b. North East: Senator Muh’d Ali Ndume
c. North Central: Senator Abdullahi Adamu
d. South West: Sola Oke, SAN
e. South East: Sharon Ikeazor
f. South South: Senator Godswill Akpabio
DIRECTORATES
a. Director, Buhari Support Groups – Dr. Mahmoud Mohammed
b. Director, Strategic Communications – Festus Keyamo, SAN
a. Deputy Director- Abike Dabiri- Erewa
c. Director, Contact & Mobilization – Hadiza Bala Usman
a. Deputy Director South -Victor Eboigre
b. Deputy Director North- Senator Bashir Nalado
d. Director, Election Planning & Monitoring – Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN
a. Deputy Director I- Baba Kura Abba Jato
b. Deputy Director II-Chief Emani Ayiri
e. Director, Logistics – Dr. Pius Odubu
a. Deputy Director- Senator Umanah Umanah
b. Deputy Director II- Nasiru Danu
f. Director, Policy Research & Strategy- Prof Abdulrahman Oba
a. Deputy Director- Prof. A.K. Usman
g. Director, Youth Mobilization- Hon. Tony Nwoye assisted by the APC Youth Leader sadiq
a. Deputy Director North- Barrister Ismaeel Ahmed
b. Deputy Director South – Jasper Azuatalam
h. Director, Admin- Onari Brown
a. Deputy Director I- Chris Hassan
b. Deputy Director II- Abubakar Magaji Gasau
i. Director, Women Mobilization- Woman Leader Salamatu Baiwa
a. Deputy Director North – Binta Mu’azu
b. Deputy Director South – Adejoke Orelope Adefulire
j. Director Security – Gen. A. . Dambazzau
a. Deputy Directors – Brigadier General Gambo and Mr. U. Ukoma
k. Director Legal – Emeka Ngige, SAN
a. Deputy Director- Prof. Maman Lawan Yusufari
l. Director Field Opertaions- Mallam Nuhu Ribadu
M. Director Finance- Wale Edun
Deputy Director ….Alhaji Adamu Fadan
SPECIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO MR. PRESIDENT
- Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
- Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
- Senator Ahmed Lawan (Senate Leader)
- Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila( Leader of the House )
- APC Party National Chairman Comrade Adams Oshiomole
- Alhaji Aliko Dangote.
- Mr. Femi Otedola
COUNCIL MEMBERS
- Chief Bisi Akande
- Chief John Oyegun
- Senator Ita Enang
- All APC serving Senators
- All APC serving and former Governors
- All APC Members of the House of Representatives
- All members of the National Working Committee of the APC
- All Zonal Women Leaders
STATE COORDINATORS
- Governors are to serve as State Coordinators in their respective states
- Gubernatorial Candidates in non- APC States will serve as State Coordinators in their respective states
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media and Publicity)
December 28, 2018