All is set for the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to inaugurate its central campaign committee in the September 22 gubernatorial election in Osun State on Monday, September 3, 2018.
This was disclosed over the weekend by the National Working Committee of the party while also publishing the names of members of the campaign team.
The campaign council has all the serving Governors on the platform of the party: Okezie Ikepazu (Abia), Emmanuel Udom (Akwa Ibom), Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Benedict Ayade (Cross River), Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta), Dave Umhai (Ebonyi), Ayodele Fayose (Ekiti), Ibrahim Dankwambo (Gombe), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Abdulfathah Ahmed (Kwara), Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto) and Darius Ishaku (Taraba), as members.
Senator Ike Ekweremadu leads a contingent of National Assembly members on the list including Senators David Mark, a former senate president; Dino Melaye, Theodore Orji, and Biodun Olujimi.
Also included on the list are a repertoire of the PDP’s presidential aspirants including Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice President; Ahmed Makarfi, a former Kaduna State governor; Sule Lamido; a former Jigawa State governor; and Attahiru Bafarawa; a former Sokoto State governor.
Prominent PDP members including Bode George, a former national vice-chairman (South-West), Alhaji Kunmi Mustapha, Aldophous Wabara, a former senate president; Ben Obi, a former presidential adviser; Idiris Wada, a former Kogi State governor, and A.B.C Nwosu, Mike Ononelemen, and Kema Chikwe, former federal ministers made the list.
Other include the party’s gubernatorial aspirant, Eng Seyi Makinde; former Minister of State for FCT and Oyo Central Senatorial District Aspirant, Chief Jumoke Akinjide; former Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Mulikat Akande Adeola.
Eddy Olafeso, the PDP National Vice Chairman (South-West), will serve as the secretary to the council.
Packaged by Alice Egbedele
