Jonathan appoints Gana, Obi, Fani-Kayode, others as campaign directors

President Goodluck Jonathan will inaugurate his campaign team on Monday, ahead the February 14 election.

A release by the Political Adviser to the President, Rufai Alkali, on Thursday, said the inauguration would take place at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign office at Legacy House, Maitama, Abuja, by 2.00 p.m.

According to the release, the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the PDP, Chief Tony Anenih, has been appointed the national campaign adviser, while a former national chairman of the party, Dr Ahmadu Ali, will serve as the Director-General of the campaign organisation.

A former minister, Tunde Adeniran, will serve as the deputy director-general of the campaigns’ head office, while the duo of Special Duties Minister, Kabiru Turaki and ex-Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, will serve as deputy directors-general for North and South respectively.

A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, is the director of media and publicity, while former Information minister, Jerry Gana, heads the campaign’s contact and mobilisation unit.

Other members of the campaign team include former minister of information, Aliyu Umar, who will head the directorate of administration and logistics, while ex-minister, Senator Nenadi usman, will head the finance directorate.

Senator Nimi Amange will head the directorate of planning, research and statistics; Emmanuel Imohe to head the directorate of security and intelligence, while youth mobilisation would be headed by PDP’s national youth leader, Abdullahi Maibasira.

The release added that Nick Eze would head the directorate of civil society and support groups, while Becky Igwe would head that of women mobilisation. ...NigerianTribune