Atiku beefs up campaign team, appoints 44 additional advisers ahead of elections

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Presidential Campaign Organization has appointed a former director-general of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN, Ladan Salihu, as campaign media adviser.

Also appointed are Bashir Gentile, an ace publicist and former aide of the President of the Senate Ahmad Lawan as deputy director, Public Affairs (North).

The appointments of the 44 advisers, deputy directors, assistant directors, among others in contained in a statement issued Monday and signed by the director-general of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation and governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal.

READ FULL STATEMENT BELOW

NEW APPOINTMENTS INTO THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN ORGANIZATION

The Leadership of the Presidential Campaign Organization (PCO) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved the appointment of the following into their respective offices. These appointments are with immediate effects.

The New Appointments are as follows:

DEPUTY DIRECTORS
1. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS (NORTH) – ALH. BASHIR HAYATU GENTILE

2. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS (SOUTH) – CHIJIOKE AGU

3. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, HUMANITARIAN & IDPS – DR. UYI MALAKA

4. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, GENDER MAINSTREAMING – HAJ. FATIMAH SALEH

5. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) – DR. STEVEN AKUMA

6. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, ENGINEERING SERVICES – ENGR. CHUKWUEMEKA ANTHONY UYAH

7. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, SITUATION ROOM – MRS. ONYEBUCHI LENOIR

8. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, TRAINING (NORTH) – MRS. ZAINAB HARUNA

9. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, GOALS & COMPLIANCE DEPT. (NORTH) – REV. HABU DAWAKI

ASSISTANT DIRECTORS
10. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, (CSO) – KUNLE YUSUF, MON

11. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, FILED OPERATIONS – DR. KAYODE ADARAMODU

12. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS (NORTH) – ALH. YUSUF DAN GWAYI

13. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS (SOUTH) – DR. PRINCE DANIEL

14. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ELECTION INTELLIGENCE – HON. NTOL CHRIS AGIBE

15. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ELECTION MANAGEMENT (NORTHEAST) – DR. SAIDU GARMAU

16. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ELECTION MANAGEMENT (NORTHWEST) – DR. AHMED ADAMU

17. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (NORTH CENTRAL), ELECTION MANAGEMENT – DR. RAYMOND DABOH

18. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) – MR. KOLAWOLE IDIARO

19. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, SITUATION ROOM – MR. ADEDAYO OJO

20. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, TRAINING (NORTHWEST) – DR. MRS. NAEED IBRAHIM

MANDATE PROTECTION UNIT
21. DIRECTOR – BARR. ALEX ADUM

22. DEPUTY DIRECTOR – PRINCE BARR. SHEDRACK A. AKOLOKWU

23. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FORENSIC ANALYSIS – STANLEY EZE

TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
24. IT OFFICER – MR. AKPO LEKEJI

ENGINEERING SERVICES
25. SATELLITE & BROADCAST SYSTEMS – ENGR. JAMES ABODURIN

26. NETWORK ENGINEERS – ENGR. RICHARD OCHE, ENGR. JOSEPH OWEICHO

27. SOFTWARE ENGINEER – ENGR. PETER DOKPESI

SITUATION ROOM DEPARTMENT
DATA ANALYSTS: 

28. MR. RAMESH NAIK

29. MR. ROBERT MANGUWAT

30. MR. EMMANUEL ADEPOJU

31. MR. IDOWU OLAYIWOLA

32. DR. HAMMA JAM

33. SPECIAL ENVOY, DIASPORA – AMB. FAROUK MALAMI YABO

34 – 42. CAMPAIGN MEDIA ADVISORS

– DR. LAW MEFOR

– MR. MKPE ABANG

– MR. NASIRU ZAHRADIN

– AMANZE OBI

– DR. LADAN SALIHU

– ALH. SAMAILA BALA GUMAU

– ALH. YUSUF ABUBAKAR DINGYADI

43. MEDIA ANALYST – MOHAMMED BABA

All appointees are to please report to the Deputy Director-General, Admin for further details.

CONGRATULATIONS!!

H.E. RT. HON. AMINU WAZIRI TAMBUWAL
DIRECTOR-GENERAL, PCO