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  • Why Buhari is Nigeria’s best choice, by Tinubu

    The presidential election takes place tomorrow. In this piece, All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Tinubu urges Nigerians to vote wisely by endorsing the continuity agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari.

    All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Tinubu yesterday described tomorrow’s presidential election as a choice between progress and retreat, urging Nigerians to vote for a secured future.

    He described the contest as a choice between a road that leads to “a certain replay of the economic injustices of the past” and the road that “provides the truest, brightest chance” for a hopeful future.

    Tinubu, in a statement issued in Lagos, rated President Muhammadu Buhari a better candidate above the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flag bearer, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who, in his view, “misappropriated his eight years in high office”. The statement is tittled: “A choice between progress and retreat”.

    Acknowledging Atiku as his friend, the former Lagos State governor said the former vice president should go on retirement after the election because he represents a victor of selective enrichment of personal friends to the detriment of majority of Nigerians.

    Besides, he said since he loathed a backward movement, there was nothing good and inspiring in the policies and programmes announced by the PDP.

    Tinubu reflected on the importance of the election in his statement in Lagos titled: “A choice between progress and retreat.”

    Urging Nigerians to reject Atiku at the poll, he said: “Former VP Atiku misappropriated his eight previous years in high office. His occupancy of the high office was best characterised by low deeds. Self-enrichment occurred at lightning speed, but social welfare moves slower than a dousing snail.

    “Just a few weeks ago, Atiku offered his vision of the economy when he said that enriching his friends would be an appropriate objective of any government he led. At best, patronage is a regrettable and necessary reality of politics that should be severely curtailed.

    “But, Atiku goes in the opposite direction. He bypasses patronage of brazenly elevate the much greater evil of cronyism from the shadows to make it the central plank of his national economic policy.

    “I want no part of such enrichment for my love of Nigeria and its people is far greater and deeper than my friendship with Atiku. For the good of Nigeria and even the good of Atiku himself, we do well to send him into retirement on Saturday.”

    The former governor said while President Buhari was committed to great deals in the national interest, any deal involving Atiku will always end in disappointment.

    He said Atiku was not alone in his disregard for the common man, recalling that his running mate and chief economic adviser, Peter Obi, had promised that the PDP will discontinue the social welfare payments to the poor.

    The former Lagos State governor said: “Unlike the PDP, the ruling APC is committed to the building of an economy where every Nigerian is entitled to equal access and sufficient economic opportunities for the utilisation of their talents and skills.”

    Tinubu, a co-chair of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, highlighted the ruling party’s programmes in infrastructural development, industrialisation, agriculture, power, housing, and social security.

    Acknowledging Atiku as his friend, the foremost politician said the former vice president should go on retirement after the election because he represents a victor of selective enrichment of personal friends to the detriment of majority of Nigerians.

    Besides, he said since he loathed a backward movement, there was nothing good and inspiring in the policies and programmes announced by the PDP.

    Tinubu reflected on the importance of the election, urging Nigerians to reject Atiku at the poll. He said: “Former VP Atiku misappropriated his eight previous years in high office. His occupancy of the high office was best characterised by low deeds. Self-enrichment occurred at lightning speed, but social welfare moves slower than a dousing snail.

    “Just a few weeks ago, Atiku offered his vision of the economy when he said that enriching his friends would be an appropriate objective of any government he led. At best, patronage is a regrettable and necessary reality of politics that should be severely curtailed. But, Atiku goes in the opposite direction.

    “He bypasses patronage of brazenly elevate the much greater evil of cronyism from the shadows to make it the central plank of his national economic policy.

    “I want no part of such enrichment for my love of Nigeria and its people are far greater and deeper than my friendship with Atiku. For the good of Nigeria and even the good of Atiku himself, we do well to send him into retirement on Saturday.”

    The former governor said while President Buhari was committed to great deals in the national interest, any deal involving Atiku will always end in disappointment.

    Tinubu said, unlike the PDP, the ruling APC was committed to building an economy where every Nigerian is entitled to equal access and sufficient economic opportunities for the utilisation of their talents and skills.

    The party stalwart highlighted the APC programmes in  infrastructural development, industrialisation, agriculture, power, housing, and social security.

     

  • APC Campaign Council accuses American envoy of bias

    …says comments, direct attack on Nigerian Government

    The All Progressives Party ( APC ) Presidential Campaign Council has accused the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington of creating an impression that President Muhammadu Buhari cannot win free and fair election, saying his comments remain implicit attacks against the government of Nigeria.

    The Campaign Organisation said the continued warnings by the America Ambassador about ‘flawed elections’ is capable of casting an unwarranted cloud over the process, adding that Instead of encouraging our country toward credible elections, such statements undermine public confidence, stressing that President Buhari would win the 2019 election free and fair.

    Spokesman of the council, Barrister Festus Keyamo said in a statement in Abuja that it was concerned about the statement credited to the Ambassador threatened to “hold to account” anyone whose speech, no matter the motivation of that speech, engendered hatred during the elections.

    Keyamo said further that these statements by the America envoy imply that the Nigerian government is inclined to rig the election in favour of President Muhammadu Buhari, saying this is unfair and unacceptable as President Muhammadu Buhari has never been accused of electoral malpractice all his life.

    The statement reads: “We are deeply concerned about many of the expressions of the United States’ Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador W. Stuart Symington and other Western Diplomats which have been directed towards Nigeria’s upcoming elections. Whilst we laud and whole-heartedly welcome their interests in the elections, many of these expressions have been notably off- key.

    “The continued warnings about ‘flawed elections’ is capable of casting an unwarranted cloud over the process. Instead of encouraging our country toward credible elections, such statements undermine public confidence. It would appear that these envoys seem to have discredited the election before it has even taken place.

    “We truly hope some of the statements attributed to these diplomats are inaccurate. For instance, the Premium News reported that Ambassador W. Stuart Symington threatened to “hold to account” anyone whose speech, no matter the motivation of that speech, engendered hatred. We all agree that any speech willfully intended to trigger violence is condemnable.

    “However, in condemning other forms of political speech, the American envoy overstepped his ambassadorial brief. For instance, the American Ambassador was reported to have condemned a situation where a candidate says that his opponent’s political and economic policies are abhorrent and dangerous to the greater welfare of the people and calls on the citizens to hate and reject such policies.

    “In our view, this is a correct statement because it is the duty of the candidate to tell the people these truths to protect the nation from subsequent calamity. But Ambassador Symington says his country would punish such necessary political speeches.

    “For us it is significant to note that such strong political speeches are not unlawful in the United States, but Ambassador Symington is seeking to penalize such speeches by Nigerians. He seeks to shrink our ambit of free speech so that we may behave in accordance with their vision of well-behaved Africans, rather than in consonance with our vision of our own democracy, no matter how tumultuous and dramatic we may be.

    “It would appear that his position seeks to prohibit forms of expression integral to our political discourse. These forms of expression have time and time again been adjudged to be constitutionally-protected speeches by the United States Supreme Court.

    “However, Ambassador Symington intentionally issued his threats to place a chilling effect on speeches in Nigeria that, if uttered in America, would be constitutionally protected. Unfounded allegations and threats to penalize people for constitutionally-protected free speech is improper interference in our internal affairs. Sadly, what Ambassador Symington and some other western diplomats are doing border on the improper.

    “We take the view that the constant statements by Ambassador Symington and the other diplomats are implicit attacks against the government of Nigeria. These statements imply the Nigerian government is inclined to rig the election in favour of President Muhammadu Buhari. This is unfair and unacceptable to us. President Muhammadu Buhari has never been accused of electoral malpractice all his life.

    “However, in contrast, former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar publicly boasted a few months ago that he rigged the 2003 election in the Southwest States. Here, we have an open confession of blatant electoral malfeasance by the PDP candidate. But in all of these, there seem to be no concern by Ambassador Symington and other diplomats about this well-acknowledged proclivity of the main opposition.

    “We expected that such open confession to rigging in the past would have drawn condemnation from the United States. Rather what we witnessed recently was the ignoble act of giving such a self-confessed rigger with a decade-old indictment in America for corruption hanging over his head a special status to enter the U.S for a few days. Such is the double standard that America now displays for the whole world to see.
    “It is unfortunate that most of these countries that sermonize about free and fair elections have ugly histories of denial of voting right to people because of their colour and are still facing many challenges with their electoral systems till date.

    “The continued reference and praise of the 2015 election by Ambassador Symington clearly shows he needs further briefing about the Nigerian situation. For his information, the 2015 presidential election, at the end of the day, produced the correct outcome, but with flawed figures in many areas.

    “Though they lost, the figures attributed to the PDP were inflated in many places, especially in the South South, to save the face of the past President and to reduce the margin of his defeat. President Buhari is determined to improve on the 2015 elections and so it cannot even be our benchmark.

    “An American ambassador has a great responsibility in representing the strongest economic and military power in the world. His comments carry weight because of the status of his nation. This means his comments should reflect a deep knowledge of the subject.

    “Sadly, Ambassador Symington has not shown the deep knowledge of Nigerian situation. The impression he creates by constantly harping on suspected government interference with the electoral process is that President Buhari cannot win without tipping the results. He seems to be saying that only a PDP victory will be evidence of a fair election.

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    “Again, he is in great error. From all of the information at our disposal, President Buhari can and should win a free and fair election. However, it appears to us that Ambassador Symington is substituting his subjective conclusions for the sovereign will of the Nigerian people. In doing so, he has abandoned the impartiality of a true envoy and has trespassed into interfering in our electoral process.

    “Instead of encouraging free and fair elections, these judgmental statements and threats only cast an unnecessary pall over the elections and the nation. This is an international disservice and not international diplomacy. The days of unquestioned condescension to Western powers are long gone and we are not prepared at this time in Nigeria to recede to that era.

    “Nigerians will define Nigeria’s democracy. We shall hold fair and just elections, not because of scolding by diplomats, but because we have sufficient intelligence and morality to do what is right for ourselves.

    “If Ambassador Symington has familiarized himself with Nigeria’s history from 1999 till date, he would have realized that those in the main opposition are being haunted by their past: they think President Buhari would behave exactly like they did all these years when they consistently rigged elections and denied Nigerians the right to choose their leaders.

    “If Ambassador Symington truly intends to be impartial, his statements should acknowledge that both Government and Opposition (particularly in States where the opposition have Governors in place) must respect the process and refrain from rigging.

    “We expect him to counsel both governing party and the Opposition from any form of electoral malpractice. After all, it is not only Governments at the center that rig elections. Elections can also be rigged in opposition-controlled areas.

    “It is not too late for Ambassador Symington to repair the damage of his uninformed statements. He needs to speak as an impartial envoy instead of someone who appears to have prejudged the quality of the process and the outcome. Until he attains that level of informed impartiality, whatever good he seeks is better achieved by his silence than by tendentious utterances.”

  • 2019: PDP plotting to unleash fake news to create panic – APC

    The APC Presidential Campaign Council has raised an alarm over what it described as an orchestrated plan by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and it’s Presidential candidate to create fear in the mind of Nigerians with a series of fake news that will heat up the polity.

    Spokesman of the campaign, Festus Keyamo said in a statement made available to newsmen that two of such fake news video have already been released the party.

    He reminded them that similar attempt in 2015 to scare Nigerians and cause them not to vote for President Buhari back fired, adding that the same plot will still back fire as Nigerians will overwhelmingly elect the President.

    He appealed to them not to create unnecessary panic in the land before, during and after the election.

    “In a move reminiscent of how the PDP hired Cambridge Analytica in 2015 to scare voters from voting for President Muhammadu Buhari, we understand the PDP is at it again a few days to the actual voting day. This time, sources within the heart of the operations of the PDP and security sources have informed us of plans already concluded by the PDP and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s campaign team to roll out a series of fake news designed again to scare voters from voting for President Muhammadu Buhari.

    “These fake news would consist of doctored videos and audio clips and fake news reports from fake news sites.

    “Two of such fake news in the series have already been released through their proxies and nameless individuals. The first is an audio clip of a supposed “nurse” of President Muhammadu Buhari telling voters that the President is sick and cannot govern for another four years.

    “We understand that a Nigerian girl whose real name is Sandra and who used a fake British accent did the said recording somewhere in Maitama in a house belonging to a PDP chieftain. Security operatives are already on her trail.

    “The second fake news released is on the purported death of Leah Sharibu. This is a lie from the pit of hell as the Federal Government’s effort to set her free has reached an advanced stage.

    “The other fake news lined up for the next few days by the PDP and Atiku’s handlers would consist of similar doctored audios, videos and fake news with no link to credible news sites.

    “Our advice to the leadership of the PDP is that Nigeria must not burn because of their selfish ambition. Enough damage was done from these kinds of narratives they pushed out in 2015 from which we have not fully recovered till date.

    “The election will come and go and Nigeria will remain one united, indivisible entity. We are shocked that the panic mode of the PDP has gone into overdrive, prompting them to push out such reckless fake news.

    “We wish to advise the leadership of the PDP that in order to reduce this type of panic and desperation on their part in 2023 (that is, if they survive as a party), they must find something meaningful to do outside government patronage after they lose the 2019 election.

    “This type of attitude is borne out of hanging around, idle and waiting endlessly for election cycles to try to get back to power to plunder our national resources. The bad news for them is that from feelers we are having on the ground, Nigerians are not yet prepared to forgive them for their 16 years of misrule, mismanagement and outright stealing of our national resources.

    “Nigerians should therefore be on the alert regarding these series of fake news in the next few days.”

     

  • Buhari campaign to youths: Don’t be deceived by desperate politicians

    The APC Presidential Campaign Council has asked Nigerian youths not to allow themselves to be deceived by politicians who have nothing to offer them, assuring them that President would reward their labour of love.

    Deputy Director Youth Mobilisation of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Barrister Ismaeel Ahmed, said all the youth groups working for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari will always be recognised.

    Ahmed who is also the Senior Special Adviser on Social Investment to President Buhari who spoke at a meeting with different youth support groups working for the re-election of Buhari ask them to consolidate on their efforts as significant units of a larger body.

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    “We are here to let you all know that your labour of love is recognised and that you are not alone in this movement. We are here to most importantly acknowledge all the efforts of various youth organisations that have been working tirelessly to ensure that good governance is sustained,” he said.

    Ahmed said, the groups had been doing through their activities of mobilisation and advocacy for the re-election of President Buhari come Feb.16, adding that while some of the groups had been in existence longer than others, they all shared a common unflinching resolve to support the APC administration.

    According to him, the groups had made sacrifices in various ways towards the realisation of the same goal.

    He said particularly, the Nigerian Youth for Better Democracy, had paid the ultimate sacrifice during the 2015 elections and was still standing strong, with their support for President Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

    He through their different activities, the youth groups had proven that they had decided to be architects of their destinies and stakeholders of their future, siding with a government that had them at heart.

    He, however, charged the groups not allow themselves to be hijacked or collapsed into another, adding that they should operate as their mode of operations dictates.

    He assured the groups of the support of the APC Presidential Campaign Council which he said was critical to the actualisation of their common goal.

    He also advised that the youth groups should remain steadfast with the APC administration, adding that better days was ahead of all Nigerians with the Buhari-led administration in power.

     

  • 2019: APC needs no violence to win, says Tinubu

    *’Atiku failed to help Lagos when Obasanjo seized LG allocations’

     

    The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) does not have to engage in violence to win the forthcoming elections,Co-chairman of its Presidential Campaign Council, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu said on Friday.

    Tinubu who was responding to allegations from certain quarters that the APC was preparing ground for violence during the elections said those making such allegations were already sniffing their defeat at the polls.

    He said the cries of violence were also indications that those making the allegations had already conceded defeat even before the first ballot was cast in the election.

    The APC leader spoke to reporters after a meeting with traditional rulers from the South West in Abuja.

    The traditional rulers were led by the Ooni of Ife,Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi

    Tinubu said neither the party nor its presidential candidate,Muhammadu Buhari, wanted any Nigerian to a victim of violence during the elections and therefore did not need any form of violence to win the election.

    The APC,he pointed out ,was working hard to win the elections while those alleging violence were busy looking for excuses for their impeding defeat.

    On his meeting with the obas,Tinubu said: “the royal fathers spoke of the need for a peaceful election. When you have the belief that you can get a proper result, you work hard because you want peace.

    “When you believe that you can win, you don’t want violence. We all love our children, our brothers and our followers and none of us would want our followers to become sacrificial lambs. “We won’t encourage violent disruption of any election because we are confident of winning. Those who are crying wolf before the election have already accepted defeat before the election as far as I am concerned.

    “I am very happy and proud of the very promising situation. When you have the endorsement of your royal fathers, it means you have the people with you and the voice of the people is the voice of God. I am elated.”

    The APC Leader appreciated the royal fathers for their support and for not giving up on the APC and for visiting the President to encourage him.

    Taking a fresh broadside at Alhaji Atiku Abubakar,the PDP Presidential candidate,Tinubu said he (Atiku) did nothing to help Lagos State as Vice President when the Obasanjo government seized its local government allocations , but merely asked them to go and comply with Obasanjo’s directives.

    He said: “Atiku was Vice President of this country when the local government allocation for Lagos state was seized.

    “When we led a protest to Atiku then, he said ‘go away. Go and comply.’ Without the allocation, you cannot bring development.

    “When we said we needed power to power Lagos and the industrial base in our region, they said no.

    “They were taking away N250 million from our allocation every month for being innovative and creative.

    “Everywhere we turned, they rejected us and punished us. But we never gave up.

    “Today, we are in that progressive development championed and led by President Muhammadu Buhari. Thank you for not looking back. Thank you for visiting and encouraging him.”

    Tinubu also spoke on his reported collapse on Monday after the inauguration of the APC Presidential Campaign Council.

    His words: “Fake news and whoever is manufacturing it, you better not believe them.”

    He also described as negative and fake news, reports of alleged boycott of the campaign council by APC governors.

    He said:“The point is: the governors had to stay back home because we all don’t have to converge in one place to decide certain modalities when we can easily go back to them on what was discussed and what we expect from your state. That is what we call structuring in an election. There are some jellyfish reporters around Nigeria these days.”

    At the meeting, Oba Ogunwusi said as royal fathers, traditional rulers would, therefore, continue to preach peace and peaceful coexistence.

    The Oni said :“My message to Nigerians in this time of election is peace, peace and peaceful coexistence all the way.

    “The power of every Nigerian and every electorate lies in the thumb.

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    “As traditional rulers, we are fathers to all and in playing that role, we pray that there should be peace in this country.

    “ That is what we are preaching and it is very important to all of us to know than Nigeria is greater than any of us. So, we should continue to preach peace and identify with good things that will be beneficial to the nation. That is why we are here.”

    The traditional rulers who had earlier visited the President also included the Alake of Egbaland Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo; the Alayemore of Ido Osun, Oba Aderemi Adedapo; the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade; the Ayangburen of Ikorodu Oba Kabiru Shotobi; the Olukare of Ikare Akoko, Oba Akadiri Momoh 1V, and the Oloye of Oye Ekiti Oba Michael Oluwole Ademolaju Adugbole III.

  • Buhari to inaugurate APC Presidential Campaign Council tomorrow

    President Muhammadu Buhari will tomorrow  inaugurate the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council for this year’s  general elections.

    Mr. Festus Keyamo, Director, Strategic Communications, APC Presidential Campaign Council, said yesterday in Abuja that the event would take place at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, at 10:00a.m.

    Those expected at the ceremony are:

    President Muhammadu Buhari, Chairman; Co-Chairman, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; Deputy Chairmen, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; and APC National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.

    Others include Vice Chairman North, Senator  George Akume; Vice Chairman South, Senator  Ken Nnamani; Director-General, Rotimi Amaechi; Deputy Director-General (Operations), Senator  Adeleke  Mamora; and Deputy Director-General (Coordination), Waziri Bulama.

    Also expected are: Adamu Adamu and Dele Alake, Zonal Directors – North West: Sen. Aliyu. M. Wamakko, North East: Sen. Muh’d Ali Ndume, North Central: Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, South West: Sola Oke (SAN), South East: Sharon Ikeazor South South: Sen. Godswill Akpabio; Director, Buhari Support Groups – Dr. Mahmoud Mohammed; Director, Strategic Communications – Festus Keyamo (SAN); Deputy Director- Abike Dabiri- Erewa; Director, Contact and Mobilization – Hadiza Bala Usman; Deputy Director South -Victor Eboigre; Deputy Director North- Sen. Bashir Nalado; Director, Election Planning and Monitoring – Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN); Deputy Director I- Baba Kura Abba Jato;. Deputy Director II-Chief Emani Ayiri; Director, Logistics – Dr. Pius Odubu; Deputy Director- Sen. Umanah Umanah; Deputy Director II- Nasiru Danu; Director, Policy Research and Strategy- Prof. Abdulrahman Oba; Deputy Director- Prof. A.K. Usman; Director, Youth Mobilization- Tony Nwoye, assisted by the APC Youth Leader Sadiq; Deputy Director North-  Ismaeel Ahmed; Deputy Director South – Jasper Azuatalam; Director, Admin- Onari Brown; Deputy Director I- Chris Hassan; Deputy Director II- Abubakar Magaji Gasau; Director, Women Mobilization- Woman Leader Salamatu Baiwa; Deputy Director North – Binta Mu’azu; Deputy Director South – Adejoke Orelope Adefulire; Director Security – Gen. Abduhrahman  Dambazzau; Deputy Directors – Brigadier General Gambo and  Mr. U. Ukoma; Director Legal – Emeka Ngige (SAN); Deputy Director- Prof. Maman Lawan Yusufari; Director Field Operations- Mallam Nuhu Ribadu; Director Finance- Wale Edun; Deputy Director, Alhaji Adamu Fadan; Council Members: Chief Bisi Akande, Chief John Oyegun, Sen. Ita Enang, All APC serving Senators, All APC serving and former Governors, All APC Members of the House of Representatives, All members of the National Working Committee of the APC, All Zonal Women Leaders.

    All Gubernatorial candidates (who would serve as Co-ordinators in non-APC States) are also expected to attend.

     

  • APC raises 72-man Presidential Campaign Council

    Determined to give the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) a good fight, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised a 72-man Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) for its candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.

    The PCC has however launched marathon campaigns in the South-South and South-East in order to cover many states within the 36 days left.

    But while the APC was putting its house in order, there were strong indications that governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have made fresh demands from President Goodluck Jonathan to give him full backing.

    They have asked the President to assuage the aggrieved governors and run an all-inclusive government if reelected since most of them will be leaving office in May.

    According to a statement issued by the Secretary/Director-General of the PCC, Governor Rotimi Amaechi, those who will lead the APC presidential campaign include party heavyweights like Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubakar; a former National Chairman of PDP, Chief Audu Ogbeh (Deputy Director, Coordination); Sen. Bukola Saraki, Senator Chris Ngige, Sen. George Akume, Sen. Danjuma Goje and Sen. Olorunninbe Mamora (Deputy Director, Operations), among others.

    The statement said: “The under listed persons have been appointed as members of the All Progressives’ Congress Presidential Campaign Council: Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(Chairman); Prof Yemi Osinbanjo(Alternate Chairman); Chief John Oyegun(Deputy Chairman) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar(Vice-chairman North); Sen. Bola Tinubu(Vice Chairman South); Governor Chibuike Amaechi (Secretary/ Director General).

    The zonal coordinators are- Governor Adams Oshiomhole (South-South); Governor(Ogbeni) Rauf Aregbesola(South-West)Senator Chris Ngige (South-East); Governor Tanko Al-Makura(North-Central); Governor Kashim Shettima(North-East); and Governor Aliyu Wamakko(North West).

    Other council Members -Publisher S. Nda- Isaiah, Dr. S Jaja, Prince T. Momoh, Chief Bisi Akande, Chief O. Onu, Alhaji M. Buni, Alhaji B. Gwagwarwa, Sen. O. Izunaso, Sen L. Shuaibu, Chief S. Oni. Governors Babatunde Fashola, Rabiu Kwakwanso, Ibrahim Geidam, Abdufatai. Ahmed, Abiola Ajimobi, Ibikunle Amosun, Rochas Okorocha, Abdulazeez Yari, and ex-Governor Kayode Fayemi.

    Others are – Chief O. Oyo Kola, Sen. Abu Ibrahim, Sen. Kabiru Gaya, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, Prince Abubakar Audu, Sen Danjuma Goje, Sen A. Yerima, Alh Kawu Baraje, Hajia Ramatu Tijjani, Jasper Azutalam, Sharon Ikeazor, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Rt. Hon Aminu Tambuwal, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, and Hon. Temi Harriman.