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Adamu-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress ,APC appeared to have made decisive inroads into the party’s Presidential Campaign Council PCC as it released a fresh list, naming Adamu as second in command of the council.
In the list now signed by the National Secretary of the party, Senator Iyiola Omisore as against the initial 422-member list signed by the presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President, Muhammadu Buhari was still named Chairman of the Council.
Unlike in the earlier list, Adamu has now swapped position with Tinubu as the former was named the Deputy Chairman of the council, while Tinubu becomes the Deputy Chairman II. His running mate, Kashim Shettima remains the Vice chairman of the council.
Plateau state Governor, Simon Lalong retains his position as Director General; Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as Deputy Director General, Operations and James Faleke as Secretary.
Aside the 603 listed positions, the membership of the council could well rise to over a thousand as the party created a special category “Presidential Campaign Council Members”, to accommodate some stakeholders.
Stakeholders in that category are all APC NWC members, all APC National Assembly Members, all Federal Executive Council Members, all APC former Governors and Deputy Governors, all former APC NWC members and all APC serving members of its National Executive Committee NEC.
Others in the category also include all APC serving Speakers, Deputy Speakers and Principal Officers of State Assemblies, all APC former Speakers of State Assemblies, all APC National and State Assembly Candidates and all APC State Chairmen.
The party’s NWC had kicked against the earlier list released by Tinubu and sought for greater inclusion, a development which made the council to withdraw the list.