Osinbajo and Mustapha excluded from APC presidential campaign council By Buhari- Keyamo

Osinbajo and Mustapha excluded from APC presidential campaign council By Buhari- Keyamo

 

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha have been ordered to leave the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Council, according to Festus Keyamo, a spokesperson for the APC.

According to Keyamo, Buhari, “specifically directed that the Vice President and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation should be left out of the campaign council to concentrate on the governance of the country and administration of government.”

According to a previous report from BusinessDay, the APC released its list of candidates for the party’s presidential campaign council for the general election of 2023 late on Friday night. President Buhari will serve as the council’s chairman, with Bola Tinubu, the party’s presidential candidate, and Abdullahi Adamu serving as vice chairs.

Osinbajo is not a part of the 422-member presidential campaign council, in contrast to other candidates for the APC presidential ticket like Senate President Ahmad Lawan, Rotimi Amaechi, Felix Nicholas, and Kennedy Uju.

The incident sparked media rumors and interpretations that something was wrong among the ranks of the governing APC.

However, Keyamo claimed in a statement on Saturday that the vice president’s absence from the council was not cause for concern.

“Our attention has been drawn to some stories making the rounds that there may be something amiss within the family of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the name of our own revered and respected Vice-President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, is not included in the list of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council.

“Nothing can be farther from the facts. For the avoidance of doubt, President Muhammadu Buhari , GCFR, is the Chairman of the Campaign Council. As a result, Mr. President has SPECIFICALLY directed that the Vice-President and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha should be left out of the Campaign Council to concentrate on the governance of the country and administration of Government.

“As a responsible party and government, all the key functionaries of government cannot abandon their positions for electioneering campaigns. The APC has the mandate of the Nigerian people to administer the country on their behalf at least till May, 29, 2023, and this we intend to do with all sense of responsibility.

“We will not toe the path of those who governed the country in an irresponsible manner before us and our Party is not in total disarray like those who wish to ‘rescue’ the country, but cannot simply manage their own internal affairs,” Keyamo stated.