With the ongoing crisis over zoning arrangement in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the party has appointed the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, as Director General of the Presidential Campaign Organisation (PCO) for the 2023 elections.
This was contained in a statement signed by the party’s National Organizing Secretary of the party, Umar Mohammed Bature.
The party announced Tambuwal as the Director General of the National Campaign Management Committee (NCMC) while Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Udom Emmanuel, will serve as the Chairman Presidential Campaign Council (PCC).
Others are Governor Bala Mohammed (Bauchi) PCC Vice Chairman North and Governor Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Vice Chairman South.
Among members of the 326 member Campaign Team are Senator Liyel Imoke, Deputy Director General operations, Prof Adewale Oladipo, Deputy Director General Administration, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, Deputy Director General Technical and Systems and Chief Okwesilieze Nwodo, Deputy Director General Research and Strategy.
Senators David Mark, Bukola Saraki, Pius Ayim; former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekwerenmadu also made the list.
All the PDP Governors are also members of the committee including the Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike who has been demanding the resignation of the Party Chairman Dr Iyorchia Ayu.
The Presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, had previously announced the appointments of Daniel Bwala from Borno state and Dino Melaye from Kogi state as spokespersons for his campaign.
The statement said the members will be inaugurated on September 28, 2022.