2019: ATIKU APPOINTS GBENGA DANIEL PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN DG
2019:
ATIKU APPOINTS GBENGA DANIEL PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN DG
Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has appointed a former
governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel to lead his 2019 presidential campaign in
the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Recall that in April, the Minister of
Transport, Rotimi Amaechi was confirmed as the Director-General of the
President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation for the 2019
elections.
Daniel had contested for the position of national chairman of the
party in the last convention.
In a letter obtained by Daily Nigerian, which Atiku personally
signed, the ex-VP announced that Daniel will have overall responsibility for
personnel, resourcing and campaign staffing.
The letter read in part, “I am pleased to officially notify you of
the appointment of His Excellency, Otunba Gbenga Daniel (“OGD” as he is
popularly known), as the Director-General of the Atiku Campaign Organisation.
“OGD is a former two-term governor of Ogun State, and a foremost
engineer, businessman and astute politician. He has vast knowledge of the
Nigerian political terrain and has a wide network of contacts and friends all
over Nigeria, and these are a few of the assets he will be bringing to our
campaign organisation.
“I am in no doubt OGD is a very positive and welcome addition to
our campaign and I look forward to working with him as he leads over campaign
to victory come February 2019.
“Going forward, OGD as the Director General, has overall
responsibility for every aspect of the campaign. This includes mobilization and
organizing (delegates and supporters), publicity and communication, finance and
expenditure. I am in the process of setting up a separate fund raising
committee which will work alongside and complement the campaign finance
structure.
“The DG will also have overall responsibility for personnel,
resourcing and campaign staffing and any other political or campaign related
matters, that I give my delegated authority.
“From now on, my role will be limited to continuing my
consultations with the relevant stakeholders in the PDP and in the political
landscape as a whole. All campaign or other staff will report to the DG with
immediate effect, and all campaign or political matters will also be referred
to the DG.
“The DG will report to me
directly.”
