The Minister of State, Labour and Employment and the spokesman for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Mr Festus Keyamo (SAN), on Saturday, disclosed that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, were excluded from the campaign council at the instance of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Keyamo added that the development is to make them concentrate on governance of the country during the campaign period
The APC spokesman stated this in a statement made available to TheIdeal on Saturday.
Keyamo spoke while reacting to allegations of crisis of confidence within the APC, following the exclusion of Osinbajo and Mustapha from the list of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council.
The statement reads in part, “ For the avoidance of doubt, President Muhammadu Buhari is the Chairman of the Campaign Council. As a result, Mr. President has specifically directed that the Vice-President and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha should be left out of the Campaign Council to concentrate on the governance of the country and administration of Government.
“As a responsible Party and Government, all the key functionaries of government cannot abandon their positions for electioneering campaigns.
“The APC has the mandate of the Nigerian people to administer the country on their behalf at least till May, 29, 2023, and this we intend to do with all sense of responsibility.
“Our candidates and the leadership of the APC have also indicated that the list is not sacrosanct as there may be periodic review of it as circumstances dictate.
“We will not toe the path of those who governed the country in an irresponsible manner before us and our Party is not in total disarray like those who wish to ‘rescue’ the country, but cannot simply manage their own internal affairs.”
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