APC campaign council limits official statements to three

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has limited official campaign statements to three officials, removing Alwan Hassan and three other previously designated spokespeople from those roles while retaining them as members of its media directorate.

The change was announced in a statement dated November 11 and signed by Femi Gbajabiamila, the council’s Chief of Staff and Deputy Director-General for Administration. It authorises Campaign Director-General Abdulaziz Yari, Minister of Solid Minerals Development Dele Alake and Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris to speak on behalf of the council.

Hassan, Ayobami Oyalowo, Kemi Asekun-Shittu and Adamu Fanda will continue as members of the Directorate of Media and Strategic Communications, but are no longer authorised to speak for the campaign in their previous capacity. The council also directed radio and television stations to follow the revised arrangement, saying it would assign representatives to media appearances when necessary.

The statement said the restructuring was intended to support more coordinated public communication. It did not explain why the four officials lost their...