By Uche Amunike
The Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that the general election in 2023 is to officially kick off on September 28 in Abuja, with a special prayer session and an APC Peace Walk, round the metropolis.
Speaking, through a statement released by the Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this information , Monday, adding that every nominee in the campaign council would receive their letters of appointment after the prayers and APC Peace walk on that same day.
The council got some complaints about dropping some nominees of certain governors and insisting that Senator Chimaroke Nnamani of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is equally working for the APC, hence his inclusion in the council. The council, however downplayed such complaints for the avoidance of doubt and insisted it was best to issue their appointment letters on the day of the special prayers and APC Peace Walk.
The statement partly reads: ‘The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council wishes to inform all members nominated to serve in the various directorates to report at the campaign headquarters on Wednesday 28 September 2022 at 8 a.m.’
He stated that the nominated members are expected to participate in the special prayer sessions and join the APC Peace walk, in order to mark the commencement of the 2023 presidential election campaigns and directed that all the 422 party stakeholders who were nominated to serve in different council directorates should endeavor to show up at the Campaign headquarters on Wednesday 28 September by 8am, to achieve the goal.
‘On behalf of the Chairman of the campaign council, President Muhammadu Buhari, our candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, we congratulate all members of the campaign council.’
‘We know this is a call to serve our great party that will demand total commitment and sacrifice from all of us. It is the council’s strong belief that all members will work hard to deliver a resounding victory for our great party in the 2023 Presidential election.’
‘We also want to use this medium to express our profound gratitude to all support groups registered with the campaign council. We are aware you have been working assiduously to promote our candidates and the party across the 36 states and FCT.’
‘The party and the candidates acknowledge your hard work and great financial and human resources that have been voluntarily expended since we began this journey. We urge you to continue your good work.’
‘The PCC will work with the support groups as we move along into the campaign season. We encourage other groups yet to formally register with the PCC to do so immediately for proper harmonisation,” the statement read in parts.’
He also noted that all nominees will be issued their letters of appointment on the same day after the APC Peace walk.
