THE WILL
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dissolved its Presidential Campaign Council (PCC).
The Council was inaugurated ahead of the February 2023 Presidential election of its candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima.
THEWILL reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on March 1, 2023, declared the APC as winner of the Presidential Poll and its candidate, Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s President-elect.
However, a statement on Saturday, jointly signed by the PCC Director General, Governor Simon Lalong and the Secretary of the council, James Faleke, announced the dissolution of the PCC.
Lalong, who applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for his unflinching support for the APC presidential candidate throughout the electioneering campaign, also appreciated all the members of the PCC and supporters of the party for working assiduously for the resounding victory of the president-elect.
He said, “Since the campaign council began in September 2022, we have witnessed an unprecedented, relentless, and engaging mobilisation of our members nationwide and in the diaspora towards securing the majority popular votes for the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential ticket.
“The journey has been a worthy one with our hard-won victory. The credit goes to all our members particularly, the leaders and members of the various campaign directorates.
“We would like to express our deepest appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR), for his unwavering support and leadership throughout the campaign. We could not have achieved this level of success without his single-mindedness, commitment, and forthrightness.
“However, we have concluded that it is in the best interest of the campaign and its stakeholders for us to dissolve our council with immediate effect.
“This has become necessary to retune us towards the May 29, 2023, inauguration of the President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. The process of transitioning into a new era of Renewed Hope is underway and all our energies and activities must reflect the principles underlying this process…
