The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has restricted the number of officials authorised to speak on behalf of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign, naming only three persons as its recognised voices.
The Chief of Staff to the President and Deputy Director-General (Administration) of the campaign council, Femi Gbajabiamila, announced the development in a statement issued on Wednesday as part of a restructuring of the Directorate of Media and Strategic Communications.
Under the new arrangement, the Director-General of the council, Senator Abdulaziz Yari; Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake; and Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, are the only officials authorised to speak on behalf of the campaign.
Gbajabiamila said the decision was aimed at ensuring coordinated, disciplined and effective communication in the campaign’s public engagements.
He explained that all individuals previously announced as spokespersons would henceforth become members of the Directorate of Media and Strategic Communications, rather than retain independent authority to speak for the council.
The statement further urged media organisations, particularly radio and television stations, to take note of the new arrangement and ensure compliance when seeking representatives of the campaign council for interviews and public discussions.
It added that the council would designate appropriate officials to represent it at media engagements whenever necessary.
The restructuring is expected to streamline the campaign’s communication structure and prevent conflicting public statements as the APC intensifies preparations for the 2027 general election.