2023: Tinubu MIA as Osinbajo, wife absent from APC campaign duties
A few weeks ago, it seemed that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had put their house in order and presented a united front, while the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had emerged from an internal crisis.
But just as the campaign was about to begin, the facade of ruling party unity began to unravel on the Presidential Campaign Council list released by Council Secretary James Faleke, a Lagos State legislator.
After the list was published, some governors expressed outrage at the exclusion of their candidates.
PREMIUM TIMES exclusively reported a storm on the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) WhatsApp group on the list. The governors had appointed five people each to the council. However, the final list of 422 members did not please them.
It has been learned that CCP Director General and Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong and PGF Chairman Atiku Bagugu have agreed with presidential candidate Bola Tinubu to expand the list, causing the inauguration of the council to be postponed indefinitely.
Minister of State for Labor and Employment, Featus Keyamo, who is the campaign's spokesman, said the expansion could take the list to more than 2,000 members to take into account different groups that push for inclusion.
#WhereIsTinubuIn the midst of all this, Mr. Tinubu has been reported missing from public political events in recent days.
The ban on campaigning for national office was lifted on Wednesday, and while other presidential candidates gathered at the International Conference Center to sign a peace accord, Mr Tinubu sent Kashim Shettima , his running mate, to represent him.
Candidates, party presidents signing peace accord The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar; the candidate of the Labor Party, Peter Obi and his running mate, Ahmed Datti; the candidate of the New Nigerian People's Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, and several other candidates attended the ceremony.
Mr. Tinubu's absence from the event generated the #WhereIsTinubu trend on Twitter, as the opposition demanded his whereabouts.
Mr. Tinubu has so far avoided sharing a stage with his opponents.
In August, he was invited to speak at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
A few weeks ago, it seemed that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had put their house in order and presented a united front, while the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had emerged from an internal crisis.
But just as the campaign was about to begin, the facade of ruling party unity began to unravel on the Presidential Campaign Council list released by Council Secretary James Faleke, a Lagos State legislator.
After the list was published, some governors expressed outrage at the exclusion of their candidates.
PREMIUM TIMES exclusively reported a storm on the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) WhatsApp group on the list. The governors had appointed five people each to the council. However, the final list of 422 members did not please them.
It has been learned that CCP Director General and Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong and PGF Chairman Atiku Bagugu have agreed with presidential candidate Bola Tinubu to expand the list, causing the inauguration of the council to be postponed indefinitely.
Minister of State for Labor and Employment, Featus Keyamo, who is the campaign's spokesman, said the expansion could take the list to more than 2,000 members to take into account different groups that push for inclusion.
#WhereIsTinubuIn the midst of all this, Mr. Tinubu has been reported missing from public political events in recent days.
The ban on campaigning for national office was lifted on Wednesday, and while other presidential candidates gathered at the International Conference Center to sign a peace accord, Mr Tinubu sent Kashim Shettima , his running mate, to represent him.
Candidates, party presidents signing peace accord The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar; the candidate of the Labor Party, Peter Obi and his running mate, Ahmed Datti; the candidate of the New Nigerian People's Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, and several other candidates attended the ceremony.
Mr. Tinubu's absence from the event generated the #WhereIsTinubu trend on Twitter, as the opposition demanded his whereabouts.
Mr. Tinubu has so far avoided sharing a stage with his opponents.
In August, he was invited to speak at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
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