The Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has reversed itself over the inclusion of Senator Chimaroke Nnamani on its campaign council.
The APC released a list of members of its campaign council on Friday with the inclusion of Senator Nnamani who is a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
In a statement signed on Monday by Bayo Onanuga, the Director of Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council stated that the inclusion of the Senator was not in error as previously reported.
In the statement, Onanuga said “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.
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“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.”
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He noted further that the inclusion of the Senator should not generate any controversy because the party is very proud to be associated with him.