APC Appoints Eight CAN Members to the Presidential Campaign Council

Ibekimi Oriamaja Reports

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has included eight members of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on the Presidential Campaign Council’s new list (PCC).
According to Track News, the ruling party released an updated list of its campaign council on Wednesday night, which would be chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The eight CAN members are said to be opposed to the ruling APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket, and their inclusion on the party’s campaign council has sparked outrage.

Apostle Biodun Sanyaolu, Assistant General Secretary of CAN, was appointed as Assistant Coordinator; Lagos State CAN Chairman, Stephen Adegbite (member); Director of Legal and Public Affairs, Comfort Chigbue (member); and Testimony Onifade, former Personal Assistant to the immediate past CAN President, Samson Ayokunle (member).

Others include Victor Ivoke, Personal Assistant to Rev. Daniel Okoh, current President of CAN (member); Kwamkur Samuel, CAN’s former Director of Legal and Public Affairs (member); and Prof. Para-Mallam (member).

The tenure of the CAN officials was set to expire in ten days, but some of them have applied for reappointment.

The APC Establishes New Directorates Within Its Newly-Harmonized Campaign Council (Full List)
The decision The APC has created new directorates in the Presidential Campaign Council’s newly updated list.

The APC National Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore, signed a new list that included at least seven new directorates led by prominent party leaders.
Finance Planning, Grassroots Engagement and Orientation, Special Duties, Campaign Planning, Agro Commodities, and Civil Societies are the newly established directorates.

The Presidential Campaign Council Members is another special directorate established by the ruling party to accommodate some stakeholders.