Orji Kalu names Femi Fani-Kayode, others into Lawan presidential campaign

Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kali has announced the composition of the Ahmad Lawan Central Campaign Organisation with him as the Director-General.
Mr Kalu, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, also named former aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode, as the deputy chair of the media and publicity committee.
Until recently, Mr Fani-Kayode was a staunch promoter of Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello for the position of president. He was also named the deputy director general of Mr Bello’s campaign.
Chairmen of eight committees of the campaign organisation are Auwal Lawan Chairman, Finance and Budget and Sen. Sani Musa as Co-Chairman
Strategy and Planning, Sen. Ikechukwu Obiora as Chairman and Sen. Betty Apiafi as Deputy Chairman.
Sen. Barau Jibrin heads Contact and Mobilization, while Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi will serve as the Deputy Chairman.
Sen. Aliyu Sahabi Abdullahi and Femi Fani Kayode will serve as Chairman and Deputy Chairman of Media and Publicity respectively.
Security and Intelligence has Lawal Daura–Chairman and Retired Commodore Mohammed Barau –Deputy Chairman.
Transport and Logistics has Sen. Bello Mandiya as Chairman while Hillary Bisong is the Deputy Chairman.
Mustapha Audu is the Chairman of Youth Groups as Aisha Ismail heads the Women groups.
Mr Kalu said the team would be expected to build a stronger cohesion that would deliver the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket to the Senate President.
The former governor of Abia State added that the campaign organisation would ultimately lead Mr Lawan to victory in the general election.
Mr Lawan who is also the Senate President and Chairman of National Assembly, is running for the office of the president.
(NAN)
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