The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) has announced a major change in its media structure, restricting the number of officials authorised to speak on behalf of the council to three.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

The development was disclosed on Wednesday by the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu and Deputy Director-General (Administration) of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Femi Gbajabiamila.

According to Gbajabiamila, only the council’s Director-General, Senator Abdulaziz Yari; the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, who will serve as the official spokesperson; and the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, are now authorised to speak for the campaign council.

The decision effectively removes four individuals who were previously appointed as spokespersons during the council’s inauguration.

However, Gbajabiamila clarified that those affected would not be completely disengaged but would instead be absorbed into the Directorate of Media and Strategic Communications as members.

Naija News recalls that five individuals were initially appointed as spokespersons when the campaign council was inaugurated, with Alake serving as the lead spokesperson.

The other four, whose spokesperson roles have now been withdrawn, are Alwan Hassan, Ayobami Oyalowo, Kemi Asekun-Shittu and Adamu Fanda.

The development comes amid public criticism following an interview involving APC chieftain Alwan Hassan and Channels Television presenter Seun Okinbaloye on Tuesday.

During the interview, Hassan challenged Okinbaloye to dial the 112 emergency number to demonstrate what he described as an achievement of the APC-led administration.

He explained that the emergency line was established to connect Nigerians with response centres for assistance during medical emergencies, security threats, road accidents and other critical situations.

However, the demonstration took an embarrassing turn when repeated attempts by Okinbaloye to connect to the emergency line proved unsuccessful.

The incident sparked widespread reactions, with opposition parties using the controversy to question the administration’s claims about improvements in public infrastructure and service delivery.

Former National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Yunusa Tanko, has resigned from his position as Political Adviser to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State recorded a significant political boost in Ogbomoso on Monday as Segun Ogunwuyi, a former Chief of Staff to Governor Seyi Makinde, and 32 other leaders of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) defected to the ruling party.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

News reports that the defection rally, held at Oja’Gbo near Soun Ogunlola Hall, attracted a massive crowd, causing traffic gridlock in the city centre for more than three hours.

Some of the prominent defectors include Rasak Gbadegesin, popularly known as Agbeti; Timothy Oyeniyi; Alabi Olateju; Dr Banji Folaranmi; Isaiah Adegbite; Peter Oyetunji; and Jimoh Sikiru, the APM chairman in Ogbomoso North.

Also among those who moved to the APC were council secretaries, chiefs of staff, supervisory councillors and aides to the chairmen of Ogbomoso North, Ogbomoso South, Surulere and Ogo-Oluwa local governments.

Speaking on behalf of the defectors, Ogunwuyi said their decision was aimed at strengthening the APC, expressing confidence that the party would secure a convincing victory across the Ogbomoso zone.

In his remarks, the Oyo State APC chairman, Moses Adeyemo, welcomed the new members and assured them of equal treatment alongside existing party members.

Folaranmi, while explaining his decision to leave the APM, accused Governor Makinde of running the party as a personal affair.

Similarly, the APC governorship candidate, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, described the mass defection as evidence that the ruling party in Oyo State was losing its political grip.

Alli urged other APM members who had yet to defect to follow the example of the former party leaders.

He said, “For the likes of Segun Ogunwuyi, Alh. Rasak Agbeti and other politicians of substance to abandon Governor Makinde, it means a lot.”

Dignitaries who attended the rally included Senators Ayoade Adeseun and Brimoh Yusuf, Kemi Alao-Akala, the Director-General of the Alli Campaign Council, Yemi Aderibigbe, as well as several APC candidates.