Aisha Buhari to lead APC women's campaign team, Osinbajo's wife not on list

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has formed the women's wing of its presidential campaign with Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, as grand godmother.

Remi Tinubu, wife of the party's presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, and Nana Shettima, wife of vice-presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima, will serve as chairman and co-chairman.

Asabe Villita, a former member of the Borno State House of Representatives, has been appointed as the team's national coordinator with Lauretta Onochie, President Muhammadu Buhari's controversial aide, as deputy.

However, Dolapo Osinbajo, the wife of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, is conspicuously absent from the campaign list released by Rinsola Abiola in Abuja on Saturday.

PREMIUM TIMES had reported the exclusion of Mr. Osinbajo from the list of the APC Presidential Campaign Council published by the APC a week ago.

Mr. Osinbajo lost the APC presidential primaries to his former boss, Mr. Tinubu, at the convention in June. While other aspirants were drafted into the campaign, the vice president was kicked out of the campaign board.

He served as the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Lagos State under Mr Tinubu. The latter also reportedly appointed Mr. Osinbajo as vice-president in 2015.

To demystify speculation about a breakup between MM. Tinubu and Osinbajo, the ruling party had claimed in a statement that President Muhammadu Buhari had requested the exclusion of his deputy and Federation government secretary Boss Mustapha to allow them to focus on governance. /p>

Mr. Buhari is the head of the council.

The APC is still dealing with backlash over its Muslim/Muslim ticket and these officials are two of the most senior Christians in the administration.

Zainab Bagudu is the Northwest Zone Chief, Falmata Zulum for the Northeast, Olufolake Abdulrasaq for the North-Central, Claudian Sanwo-Olu for the Southwest, Chioma Uzodinma for the Southeast and Linda Ayade for South-South. They are the wives of Kebbi, Borno, Kwara, Lagos, Imo and Cross River States.

According to the statement, all wives of ministers, all female senators, all female ministers and all wives of deputy governors of the CPA are members of the campaign team.

The administrative secretariat is headed by Wahab Alawiye-King, who is also chairman of the strategic planning committee.

Fatima Raji-Rasaki, a former senator, chairs the logistics committee, while the media team is chaired by Modele Sarafatu-Yusuf.

The Finance and Special Duties Committee is headed by Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, former Deputy Governor of Lagos State and Abike Dabiri, was given the responsibility of the Diaspora Committee.

Veteran actor Joke Sylva leads the campaign's performing arts committee.

The team has asked all nominees to collect their nomination letters from the Tinubu/Shettima Women's Presidential Campaign Office at No 2 Kainji Crescent, off Lake Chad Crescent, Maitama, Abuja.

See the full list HERE

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