Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, made this known on Wednesday, August 26, during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily.
Dare was responding to reports that the APC had withdrawn the list following controversy over the inclusion and exclusion of some party leaders and political figures, including the heads of the Nigeria Revenue Service and the Defence Ministry.
He insisted that the list remains valid, explaining that the party has yet to constitute all the subcommittees that will form part of the campaign structure.
“As it is with every other list, there’s room for subcommittees. Those subcommittees have not been formed, and so many other names will come into that subcommittee,” Dare said.
“So that list has not been withdrawn. The APC has issued a statement to that effect yesterday, that list stands. But of course, there will be adjustments.
“The list is not cast in stone, just like every other list.”
The APC had on Tuesday also rejected reports that its 2027 Presidential Campaign Council list had been withdrawn.
The list, announced over the weekend, named President Tinubu as chairman, while Vice-President Kashim Shettima and APC National Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda were appointed vice chairmen.
Former Zamfara State Governor and Senator, Abdul’aziz Yari, was named Director-General, while Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma was designated secretary.
Asked whether the list was therefore open to review, Dare avoided the term “review”, saying the expected changes should instead be regarded as adjustments.
“Not a review, just adjustments where necessary,” he said.
When pressed on whether his choice of words meant the list was being reconsidered, the presidential aide maintained that the changes would not amount to a comprehensive overhaul.
“Review is wholesale, this is not wholesale,” Dare said.
He added that the creation of additional subcommittees would allow more APC members and political stakeholders to participate in the party’s 2027 campaign structure.
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