The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) on Wednesday announced that, going forward, only three persons will speak on behalf of the council.
The Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu and Deputy Director-General (Administration) of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Femi Gbajabiamila, gave the update.
He disclosed that only the campaign’s Director-General, Senator Abdulaziz Yari; the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, as official Spokesperson; and the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, will speak on behalf of the Council.
The decision automatically relieved four persons previously announced as spokespersons of their responsibilities.
Gbajabiamila also confirmed this in his statement, noting that all affected persons will be absorbed into the Directorate of Media and Strategic Communications as members.
Naija News recalls that five individuals were initially appointed as spokespersons at the campaign council’s inauguration with Alake as lead spokesperson.
Others appointed at the time but now sacked, based on Wednesday’s statement by Gbajabiamila, are Alwan Hassan, Ayobami Oyalowo, Kemi Asekun-Shittu and Adamu Fanda.
The development follows public outrage and criticism after Hassan’s interview with Seun Okinbaloye of Channels Television on Tuesday.
The APC chieftain had challenged Okinbaloye to dial 112 to demonstrate the effectiveness of the emergency service, which he described as an achievement of the APC-led administration.
He had explained that the number was designed to connect Nigerians to emergency response centres for assistance during medical emergencies, security threats, road accidents and other distress situations.
However, the demonstration turned embarrassing when repeated attempts by Okinbaloye to reach the emergency line failed to connect.
The incident quickly generated public backlash, with opposition parties seizing on the controversy to question the administration’s claims about improved public infrastructure and service delivery.
