…El-Rufai named deputy chair, Momodu heads media

THE presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC),Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has released his presidential Campaign with Senator Austin Akobundu as Director General and Alhaji Kashim Ibrahim-Imam as national campaign council chairman,while former Kaduna state Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai will serve as deputy chairman .

The Campaign Advisory Council will be chaired by John Oyegun, former Governor of Edo State and pioneer national Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, with former Senator Ben Obi and Lawal Batagarawa serving as deputy chairmen and Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, as Secretary,while
Chief Dele Momodu will be Deputy Director General incharge of media and communications .

In a statement signed by Phrank Shaibu
,director strategic communication, the campaign has been organised into six major operational directorates, each headed by a deputy Director-General

“Working across these directorates are 30 Directors, each assigned clearly defined responsibilities.

“The structure has been deliberately kept lean to prevent duplication, reduce bureaucracy and ensure that every office has a specific function and every appointee is accountable for results.

“Also playing a key role in the campaign structure is Dino Melaye, whose political experience and public engagement will form part of the wider effort to strengthen the campaign’s national outreach, mobilisation and public interface.

“The campaign’s policy architecture will be coordinated by Mohammed Hayatudeen, an economist, banker and public policy practitioner who heads the Policy Team. He will work with Professor Mohammed Sagagi as Deputy Chairman and Aare Aremijoye as Secretary to translate the concerns and aspirations of Nigerians into practical and measurable policy proposals.

“The campaign also draws on the experience of Professor Kingsley Moghalu, former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, economist, scholar and public policy expert. His experience in monetary policy, financial-sector governance, international affairs and economic development strengthens the policy capacity available to the campaign.”

The statement said the campaign will focus on the issues confronting Nigerians in their daily lives: the cost of food, transportation and energy; unemployment; insecurity; declining purchasing power; and the wider challenge of effective governance.

“This campaign belongs to the Nigerian people. Its strength will not be measured by the number of titles it distributes, but by the effectiveness of its organisation, the clarity of its policies and the seriousness with which it engages the concerns of Nigerians.”