From Fred Itua, Abuja
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) has denied speculation of bad relationship between its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu and the party national chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu over composition of campaign council.
The party’s clarification followed media report that the party had been unable to unveil the full list of members of the Presidential Campaign Council as a result of a power tussle.
Speaking with newsmen, the APC Deputy National Organising Secretary, Nze Chidi Duru, dismissed insinuations that both Tinubu and the APC National Chairman, Senator Adamu have been working at cross purposes.
Duru, who confirmed that the announcement of Governor Simon Lalong and Festus Keyamo enjoyed the backing of the national secretariat further maintained that both the Tinubu team and the party national secretariat were working together and would unveil the full list of members of the campaign council before the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) announced the flag off for campaigns.
He said: “There is no power tussle over positions. None of such has happened and the party and the candidate are working together. But it is important to say that we agreed on DG and spokesman.
“The governors will control the structures at the zones. The party can’t be excluded and it won’t even exclude anybody. We will have an embracing and all inclusive campaign council. There is no discord anywhere. More importantly, the party chairman agreed on the issue of DG and spokesman.
“Before the INEC flag on September 28, all other positions will be unveiled. The chairman is leading the conversation.”