The presidency, through the
office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), has
formally announced a former Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator
Ali Modu Sheriff as the Director General of Buhari 2019 Presidential Support
Committee.
Sheriff was a two-term governor
of Borno State and returned to the APC few weeks to the state congresses of the
ruling party.
The Committee is different from
Buhari Campaign Organisation (BCO) which recently appointed Mr. Rotimi Amaechi,
the Minister of Transport as the Director General while Human Rights Lawyer
Festus Keyamo (SAN) as the spokesman and Director, Strategic Communications.
The Sheriff-led body has a list
of 35 members of the Support Committee, 10 members of National Advisory
Committee and 5 members of National Patrons with President Muhammadu Buhari as
the Grand Patron.
A popular Kano musician Dauda
Rara was appointed National Director Music, while a Nollywood Actor and a
member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon Desmond Elliot is the National
Publicity Secretary.
Chief of Staff to the Imo State
governor and governorship aspirant of APC, Uche Ugwumba Nwosu will serve as the
National Secretary.
The Senior Special Assistant to
the President on Political matters, Hon Gideon Sammani, made the disclosure in
a statement made available to DAILY POST on Friday.
It noted that the “individuals
were selected after the APC National Convention to build on the momentum of the
success to step up preparation within the hierarchy and ranks and file of the
party to fully support President Muhammadu Buhari to continue with his programmes
and policies for the upliftment and advancement of the country with the
manifesto of the APC.”
Hon Sammani, who is also
Facilitator President Support Committee under the OSGF, said: “In preparation
for the reelection of President Buhari in 2019, the Presidential Support
Committee, Buhari 2019 has appointed eminent Nigerians to the National Working
Committee of the organisation.
“The prominent individuals have
been selected from Buhari Support Group in their own rights as loyalists.”
The Vice President, Prof Yemi
Osinbajo, Secretary to Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, Dr Asiwaju
Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Alhaji Mamman Daura all make up the National Patrons of
the Committee.
Members of the National advisory
committee are: Senator M.T Mbu, Senator Yerima Bakura, Senator George Akume,
Senator Abdullahi Adamu, Senator Ita Giwa, Hon Gudaji Kazaure, Hajiya Ireti,
Alhaji Ismaila Isa Funtua and Senator Abu Ibrahim.
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