APC Campaign Restricts Official Spokespersons To Yari, Alake, Idris

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has restricted official communication on behalf of the campaign to its Director-General, Senator Abdulaziz Yari; Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake; and Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris.

The council said the decision was part of efforts to ensure more cohesive, disciplined and effective public engagement.

The development was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Chief of Staff to the President and Deputy Director-General (Administration) of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila.

According to the statement, the council had approved changes to the structure of its Directorate of Media and Strategic Communications, with only three officials authorised to speak on its behalf.

“To ensure more cohesive, disciplined and effective public engagement, the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has made some changes to the structure of the Directorate of Media and Strategic Communications,” the statement said.

It added that all previously announced persons who held spokesperson positions would henceforth be absorbed into the Directorate of Media and Strategic Communications as members.

The council also directed radio and television stations to take note of the changes and comply with the new arrangement when seeking representatives of the campaign for media appearances.

It said appropriate persons would be delegated to represent the campaign whenever necessary.

The statement further clarified that Yari, Alake and Idris would be the authorised voices of the council in its official public communications.