Lagos state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday, constituted a 103-member Presidential Campaign Committee to mobilise votes for the party, ahead of the 2023 general elections.
The PDP stated that the committee had the task of mobilising votes for the party’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and other candidates in the state.
The party in a statement signed by the state publicity secretary, Hakeem Amode, stated that “I am pleased to inform you that the PDP Presidential Campaign Council has approved the constitution of the Lagos state presidential campaign committee.
“We urge every member to give the individual on the committee the deserved regards at every occasion with respect to the presidential campaign,”
The statement added that membership of the committee was made up of deserving party chieftains that had served PDP at one level or the other.
The committee is to be chaired by Engineer Deji Doherty, a former PDP chairman in the state while Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, the party’s governorship candidate will serve as the Vice Chairman.
The statement added that other members of the committee are Tolagbe Animashaun who would serve as the campaign director, and would be assisted by 18 directorates in the campaign committee, headed by a deputy director.
The directorates and their heads to include: Media and Publicity headed by Oluseun Soyinka, Field Operations, led by David Vaughan Research and Strategy head Rahman Owokoniran, Volunteer Groups led Taiwo Kuye, Finance Alaketu Adedoyin, Election Management Capt. Olatunji Shelle and Religious/Cultural Engagement Hajiya Safurat Abdul-Kareem.
Other committees Documentation/Reporting, to be headed by Dr Adetokunbo Pearse, ICT/Situation Room headed by Niyi Adams, Training ,Wole Adewunmi, Non-Yoruba Speaking-South East head Jude Obiekwe, Non-Yoruba Speaking-South South head byOdili Ofili, and Non-Yoruba Speaking- Arewa to head Auwal Maude
The remaining committees : Election Management-Ikeja Division, Sunday Olaifa, Election Management-Lagos Division by Tolani Animashaun, Election Management-Epe Division byTaiye Benedict, Election Management-Ikorodu Division Niyi Sotomiwa and Election Management-Badagry Division led Adio Salami.
Members of the committee included party’s state executive council and other leaders of the party in the state.
Some notable leaders who made the list included Jimi Agbaje, Ade Dosunmu, Philip Aivoji, Gomez Adewale, Abimbola Ogunkelu, Dapo Sarumi, Bayo Williams, Wahab Owokoniran, Tanwa Olusi, Fatia Shodimu, Wellington Bankole, Tajudeen Obasa, Sola Osolana, Setonji Koshoedo, and Idowu Akinsanya among others.
The party stated that the committee had a huge task of selling and convincing the electorate to vote candidates of the party in the forthcoming election.