Barring the unforeseen, President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday unveil the All Progressives Congress (APC) manifesto and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s policy document.
The ruling party’ Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) will also be presented to the public at the Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja.
President Buhari, who chairs council, has said he will personally lead his party’s campaign and deliver the votes to ensure victory for Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima.
A two-hour meeting was held at the APC national secretariat in Abuja to fine-tune the Council’s harmonised list yesterday.
In attendance at the meeting were: the National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu; National Secretary, Otunba Iyiola Omisore; Director-General of the PCC and Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong; Deputy Director- General (Operations), Adams Oshiomhole and Secretary, James Faleke.
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The Nation learnt that the meeting essentially looked into the final list of the PCC and the nationwide campaign itinerary.
He said: “The PCC leadership came to formally dot the ‘is’ and cross the ‘ts’ with the party leadership in preparation for the formal unveiling of the PCC on Friday.
“The meeting also allowed the two principal organs of the party to look into the nationwide campaign plan.
“It was agreed that the chairman (Adamu) will brief the National Working Committee (NWC) at its weekly meeting tomorrow (today) on the list and the campaign itinerary.
“It was also agreed that the national chairman, secretary, and the leadership of the PCC will present the same to the President for his blessing tomorrow (today) at the Villa.”
The date for the campaign kick-off will be determined after the meeting with the President, the source said.
According to a report in WesternPost, the list, which was first released about three weeks ago, generated controversies among party chieftains and key stakeholders.
They alleged that some party interests were not carried along.
The party’s standard bearer directed the management of the campaign organisation to liaise with APC governors, the party NWC and other aggrieved interests to harmonise their positions.