The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council has appointed former Minister of Sports and immediate past spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi to handle Communication and Strategy for the Alhaji Atiku Abubakar 2019 campaign.
This is the first appointment for Abdullahi after he resigned as the APC Publicity Secretary few months ago.
Senate President and National Leader of the PDP, Dr Bukola Saraki is the Director-General of the PDP campaign council.
The PDP in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyon released the Operational Directorates, as well as names of spokespersons for its 2019 Presidential elections campaign last week.
The campaign council named former governor of Cross River state, Senator Liyel Imoke as Deputy Director General, Operations while former Presidential aspirant, Taminu Turaki (SAN) is named as Deputy Director-General, Administration.
The Directorates include:
Contact and Mobilization headed by the National Organizing Secretary, Col. Austin Akobundu; Youth, Hon. Udeh Okoye; Women, Mariya Waziri; Finance, Hon. Abdullahi Hussaini MaiBasira; Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan; Policy/Research, Dr. Garba Umar; Intelligence, Amb. Ahmed Magaji.
Others are, Field Operations/Logistics, Hon. Gbenga Oduwaiye; Support Groups, Dr. Nathaniel Yadunma; Special Duties, Dr. Baraka Sanni; Communication and Strategy, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi; Legal, Emmanuel Enoidem; CUPP & Inter-party, Senator Ben Obi; CSOs, Senator Dino Melaye; and Diaspora, Prof. Isah Odidi.
The spokespersons of the campaign include Buba Galadima, Akin Osuntokun, Osita Chidoka, Senator Dino Melaye, Hon. Nnenna Ukeje, Segun Sowunmi, Kazeem Afegbua and Umar Sanni.
