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BREAKING: APC Names Lalong As Tinubu’s Campaign DG, Keyamo Spokesperson

Simon Lalong, the governor of Plateau State and the head of the Northern Governors’ Forum, was appointed director general of the All Progressives Congress (APCPresidential )’s Campaign Council on Thursday.

Festus Keyamo, a minister of state for labor, was appointed by the party to serve as the campaign council’s spokesperson.

Senator Abdullahi Adamu, the chairman of the APC, revealed this to State House reporters not long after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja.

He said, “We are here to see Mr. President to brief him and to get his approval of plans that we are having regarding our campaign outfit.

“And once we have his approval, we intend to make major disclosure. We’re on the same page with the Presidential and the individuals who will play various roles in the campaign.

“The DG of the campaign is seated by my right here. Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State.

“We have a spokesperson in the person of Festus Keyamo. The deputy spokesperson is Hannatu Musawa. This is what we came to discuss with the President.”

Adamu explained that the choice of Lalong was based on his ability to do the work required to ensure victory for the Tinubu-Shettima ticket in next year’s presidential elections.

He has the ability to do it. The party leadership has seen that he is capable of running the affairs of the campaign outfit,” he noted.

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