Ibekimi Oriamaja Reports
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has stated that Senator Chimaroke Nnamani’s inclusion on the party’s campaign council was not a mistake.
It stated that his inclusion was based on his personal recognition as a friend of APC presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The inclusion of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Enugu East senatorial candidate’s name on the 422-member council on Friday night has caused consternation both within and outside the party.
In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, the council’s Director Media and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga, stated, “The appearance of the name of HE Chimaroke Nnamani, a distinguished senator from Enugu State, was not a mistake.”
According to Onanuga, the inclusion of the former Enugu Governor’s name on the APC list was in his own right as a Tinubu supporter.
“Distinguished Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, who is still in the United States, is Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s close friend.”
“He may not be on the field with us as a PDP senatorial candidate in Enugu East, but his presence suggests that he has chosen to provide’moral support’ to his old friend colleague and brother. That is part of his fundamental human right which supersedes any provision in a Party Constitution. His position and allegiance to his party are self-defining and do not need any qualifying by us.
“Any explanation as to his status should be coming from the other party and not from us who are very proud to be associated with him.”
The statement also said that the list of members of the campaign council released at the weekend was partial.
According to the statement, the list “contains only the directors, deputy directors, secretaries of directorates, and key stakeholders,” and that “no name is left out of the lists.”
“The council also assures our esteemed governors that the council’s secretariat has not discarded the names they submitted.”
“Some of our governors’ nominees have emerged as leaders, while others will soon emerge as members of the various directorates.”
