By Ayodele Oni
More members are to be appointed into the Presidential Campaign Council of the ruling All Progressive Congress, (APC), apparently following complains and protests, especially from Governors.
Some Governors have protested that names of their nominees were not included in the list containing over 400 members released last week.
The Council also clarified the inclusion of Senator Chimaroke Nnamani’s, a member of People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) name in the list, saying it is not a mistake.
Director Media of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga explained in a statement on Monday that the current list is a partial one.
According to him, “The Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress hereby clarifies that the list of members of the campaign council released at the weekend, is a partial list.
“It contains only the directors, deputy directors, secretaries of directorates and key stakeholders.
“The council also assures our esteemed governors that the secretariat of the council has not jettisoned the names submitted by them.
“Some of the nominees of our governors have emerged as part of the leadership, while others will soon emerge as members of the various directorates.”
Onanuga quoted PCC Secretary, James Faleke as saying that “No name is left out of the lists.”
Onanuga pointed out that “The PCC will also want to clarify that the appearance of the name of HE Chimaroke Nnamani, a distinguished senator from Enugu State, was not a mistake.
“He is on the list in his own right as a supporter of our presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“Distinguished Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, who is still away in the United States, is a very close friend of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“He may not be on the field with us as a PDP senatorial candidate in Enugu East, but his presence is indicative that he may have chosen to give ‘moral support’ to his old-time friend and brother.
“In any case, the PCC cannot dictate the extent of Senator Nnamani’s support for his friend and brother. That is part of his fundamental human right which supersedes any provision in a Party Constitution.
“His position and allegiance to his party is self-defining and does not need any qualifying by us.
“Any explanation as to his status should be coming from the other party and not from us who are very proud to be associated with him.”
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