APC Names Amaechi Director General of Buhari’s Presidential campaign
The All progressives Congress, APC, has announced the appointment of the Rivers state Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, as the Director General of its party’s presidential campaign.
The announcement was contained in a statement by the party’s national secretary, Lai Mohammed, on Thursday in Abuja, which said:
“The All Progressives Congress, APC, has named Gov. Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State as the Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Organization, which will drive the party’s efforts to win the 2015 presidential election.”
The statement said Governor Amaechi was put in charge of the campaign of the presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and his running mate, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, because of his outstanding reputation as a man of courage, principle, strength of character, decency and love of country, as well as his administrative prowess and organizational skills.
The party also thanked Nigerians for their support and prayers toward the success of the convention, while expressing belief that it had been democratic in its election of Buhari and Choice of Osinbajo.
“With a presidential candidate that has rekindled the hopes of the citizenry and revived their belief in democratic ideals, we believe we must also choose a running mate that will complement the sterling qualities of the presidential candidate.
“We must confess that the choice was a tough one, considering the array of eminently-qualified and outstanding candidates that we had to choose from.
“Yes, we were spoilt for choice but, in the end, we picked as running mate a man whose pedigree, nationally, sub-regionally, regionally and globally, attests to the fact that our party, the APC, is a repository of high quality leadership materials, and that our country, Nigeria, has no shortage of the very best human resources.”
The statement also extolled Prof. Osinbajo’s qualities, saying he is a man of rare sterling qualities that have stood the test of time.
“Our presidential running mate is an award-winning professor of law, a legal luminary, a gentleman, a much-sought-after public speaker, a tested administrator, an author and a man of great ecclesiastical standing.
“Educated in Nigeria and the UK, Prof. Osinbajo is a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, who has served in many organizations and professional bodies in Nigeria, West Africa, Africa and the United Nations. He has authored or edited over a dozen publications, has taught and practised law at the high levels, and has served on the Editorial Boards of learned publications and non-legal publications, in addition to publishing many articles in learned journals.
“Now that we have presented Nigerians with the best possible choices for the exalted positions of President and Vice President, we expect that citizens, who have been yearning for quality leadership, will use their voting power to put Nigeria firmly on the path of greatness. A country seeking to be among the greats in the comity of nations cannot afford to have a mediocre leadership.”
