With only a few days until the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential primaries, the Ahmad Lawan Campaign Organisation has approved the appointment of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, former Governor of Abia State and current Chief Whip of the 9th Senate, as its Director-General.
Lawan, who is also the Senate President and the Chairman of the National Assembly, is running for President of Nigeria alongside 22 other candidates on the APC platform.
The Ahmad Lawan Central Campaign Organisation announced the appointment of eight other Party Stalwarts as National Executive Officers to sit as chairmen in order to oversee eight Campaign Organisation Committees at a high-powered meeting held in Abuja on Thursday, which was well attended by members.
The team met behind closed doors to fine-tune strategies and consolidate previous gains. Lawan’s team, led by Kalu, is expected to fortify the campaign organization and foster greater cohesion, delivering the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket to the Senate President during the presidential primaries and ultimately leading him to victory in the general election.
The Chairmen of the eight committees are as follows:
1. Finance and Budget Auwal Lawan
–Chairman
Senator Sani Musa–Co-Chairman
2. Strategy and Planning Senator Ikechukwu Obiora –Chairman
Senator Betty Apiafi –Deputy Chairman
3 . Contact and Mobilization Senator Barau Jibrin –Chairman
Senator Peter Nwaoboshi—Deputy Chairman
4. Media and Publicity Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi –Chairman
Femi Fani Kayode–Deputy Chairman
5.Security and Intelligence Mallam Lawal Daura–Chairman
Commodore Mohammed Barau(Rtrd) –Deputy Chairman
6.Transport and Logistics Senator Bello Mandiya–Chairman
Hon. Hillary Bisong—Deputy Chairman
7. Youth Groups Prince Mustapha Audu —Chairman
8. Women Groups Hon. Aisha Ismail–Chairperson Progressives Congress.
