APC Campaign DG: We Will Brief Buhari Before Official Announcement- El-Rufai

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Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has said that a Director-General has been picked for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council.

He disclosed this while briefing journalists on Monday after a meeting between the APC governors and the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima in Lagos.

He said other positions in the council are being discussed, adding that President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, would be briefed before a formal announcement.

According to the Kaduna State governor, “a decision has been taken on the Director-General but other positions in the campaign council are still being discussed. The president and the national chairman and national working committee will be briefed before a formal announcement.

“This is a delegation of the Progressive Governors Forum led by our Chairman Dr. Atiku Bagudu and the party represented by the National Secretary, Iyiola Omisore.

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“We came to report on an assignment given to us by our Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate to begin the broad consultations and develop a structure for the presidential campaign council. We have done some work on it.

“We have briefed the candidate and his running mate and inputs have been taken and our hope is that in the shortest possible time the candidate will consult more with the party leadership and brief Mr. President and get his input and then we formally unveil the presidential campaign council,” Governor El-Rufai said.

Also in attendance at the meeting were Oshiomhole and the APC National Secretary, Iyiola Omisore.

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