The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has restricted the number of officials authorised to speak on behalf of President Bola Tinubu’s campaign to three.
The Chief of Staff to the President and Deputy Director-General (Administration) of the council, Femi Gbajabiamila, announced the decision in a statement issued on Wednesday.
Under the new arrangement, the council’s Director-General, Senator Abdulaziz Yari; Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake; and Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, are the only officials authorised to speak on behalf of the campaign.
Gbajabiamila said the restructuring was aimed at ensuring more coordinated and disciplined communication by the campaign council.
He stated that all individuals previously announced as spokespersons would henceforth become members of the Directorate of Media and Strategic Communications.
The statement also advised radio and television stations to take note of the changes and comply with the new arrangement.
It added that the campaign council would designate other officials to represent it at media engagements whenever necessary.
The development comes a day after APC campaign spokesperson Alwan Hassan appeared on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where he challenged the programme’s presenter, Seun Okinbaloye, to test the functionality of Nigeria’s 112 emergency number.
The demonstration failed to connect during the live broadcast, prompting criticism from opposition figures.
