Wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, yesterday made a major comeback to the political tour as she announced an over 700-member campaign committee for the re-election of her husband president Mohammadu Buhari.
The wife of the Vice-President, Dolapo Osinbajo, was also appointed as the co-chairperson of the campaign team. This is contained in a statement made available to journalists on Tuesday by Mrs Buhari’s spokesperson, Suleiman Haruna. The statement said the campaign team would be inaugurated on January 3 by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa at 2 p.m. The appointees are expected to campaign for the re-election of Messrs Buhari and Osinbajo in the February poll.
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The list of the
appointees also has the APC national woman leader, Salamatu Baiwa, as the
national coordinator. Other executive team leaders include Adejoke Adefulire as
vice chairman (south), Mairo Al-Makura as cice chairman (north), and Juliet
Ibekaku-Nwagu as deputy national coordinator (south). According to the
statement, Binta Muazu would serve as the deputy national coordinator (north),
with Rashida Yahaya Bello as zonal coordinator for north central, Hadiza
Mohammad Abubakar for north east, Zainab Atiku Bagudu for north west and Nkechi
Rochas Okorocha for south east.
Florence Abiola
Ajimobi would coordinate women and youth from the South West zone while Judith
Chibuike Amaechi would coordinate the South South women and youth for the
exercise. The statement added that the senior special assistant to the
president on administration, Hajo Sani, would serve as the administrative
secretary of the team. Other members of the campaign team include artists from
Nollywood and Kannywood as well as technocrats, politicians, academicians and
the business class. Similarly, the statement announced an advisory council for
the campaign team, comprising serving and ex-ministers, governors, legislators
and security officers as well as top public officers.
Those that made the
list include the Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung; Comptroller
General of Customs, retired Hameed Ali; Suleiman Abba; Jafaru Isa, Buba Marwa;
Orji Ozor Kalu; Sullivan Chime, and Ali Modu Sheriff. Others are Mohammed
Mahmud; Pauline Tallen; Naajatu Mohammed; Pat Utomi; Nasiru Ladan; Tonye
Princewill; Festus Keyamo; Muniz Banire; Muhammadu Dodo; Baba Jidda; Deborah
Iliya; Suzanne Aderonke Folarin; Ayuba Ngbako; Terry Waya; Mahmud Shinkafi; and
Ibrahim Dasuki-Nakande. The statement further announced the appointment of a
directorate of operations consisting of all APC Women Leaders at all levels;
all APC Women/Female Heads of government agencies and parastatals; all APC
female candidates; all APC Youth Leaders at all levels; and all elected
officials of APC at all levels, among others. The directorate of Contact and
Mobilisation is to be led by Nasiru Ali Ahmed, while the directorate of
Strategic Planning would be headed by Garba Abari, the director-general of
National Orientation Agency (NOA), it said.
The statement said
the directorate of Youth Mobilisation is to be led by Mohammed Jibirilla; with
AbdulMumin Jibril as the director of a 71-member Media and Strategic
Communication of the team, and Sony Marshal Harry as the director of special
duties. It added that the directorate of logistics for the campaign team would
be led by Mohammed Jibril, while the directorate of Creativity and
Entertainment has about 170 members comprising majorly Nollywood and Kannywood
representatives.
According to the
statement, volunteers of the team comprise representatives from all President
Buhari’s Supporters, Women and Youth Presidential Campaign Team members and APC
Presidential Campaign Office.
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