THE Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu has invited the Congress Presidential Campaign Council alongside its 422 members to convene at the campaign headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday for special prayer sessions to officially begin campaigning for the 2023 general elections.
Bayo Onanuga, the Council’s Director of Media and Publicity in a terse statement said: “The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council wishes to inform all members nominated to serve in the various directorates to report at the campaign headquarters on Wednesday 28 September 2022 at 8 a.m.
“Nominated members are expected to participate in the special prayer sessions marking the commencement of the 2023 presidential election campaigns.
“There will be a Peace Walk immediately after the prayers. All nominees will be issued their letters of appointment same day.”
It will be recalled that on Friday night, the APC Campaign Council had released a long list of persons who will be taking the responsibilities of ensuring that the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu; and his running mate, Kashim Shettima, come out successful in the general elections next year February.
The campaign council has President Muhammadu Buhari as the chairman and Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola; Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Gbemisola Saraki; former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; serving and former governors, ministers, senators, amongst others as members.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had earlier announced Wednesday, 28th September as the official date for the commencement of campaign for the 2023 general elections in Nigeria.