Emmanuel, Tambuwal To Lead PDP Presidential Campaign.

The Peoples Democratic Party has appointed the Governor of Akwa Ibom State Udom Emmanuel as the Chairman of its Presidential Campaign Council PCC, while Governor of Sokoto State Amina Tambuwal was named Director-General of the party’s National Campaign Management Committee NCMC.

Emmanuel and Tambuwal will be leading a campaign aimed at getting the former ruling party back to power after eight years and helping former Vice President Atiku Abubakar realize his ambition of becoming the President of Nigeria.

In the appointments contained in a release, yesterday signed by the party’s National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature, Emmanuel, who is chairing the Presidential Campaign Council, will be supported by the Governor of Bauchi State Bala Mohammed named Vice-Chairman of the Council in the North, and Governor of Oyo State Seyi Makinde as Vice-Chairman in the South.

In all, the Presidential Campaign Council is comprised of 326 people including the Presidential Candidate Atiku Abubakar, his running mate Governor of Delta State Ifeanyi Okowa, the National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu.