APC Campaign Council Restricts Official Spokespersons, Names Yari, Alake, Idris

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has restructured its media and communications team, restricting official public statements on behalf of the campaign to three senior officials.

Under the new arrangement, the campaign’s Director-General, Senator Abdulaziz Yari; Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake; and Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, have been designated as the only authorised spokespersons of the council.

The decision, according to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Chief of Staff to the President and Deputy Director-General (Administration) of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, is aimed at ensuring more cohesive, disciplined and effective public engagement.

Gbajabiamila said all individuals previously announced as spokespersons would henceforth become members of the Directorate of Media and Strategic Communications.

He explained that the reorganisation was intended to streamline the campaign’s communication structure and ensure consistency in its public messaging.

The council also advised radio and television stations to take note of the changes and ensure compliance when inviting representatives to speak on its behalf.

It added that appropriate representatives would be delegated to participate in media appearances whenever necessary.