The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disassociated itself from a purported national campaign council list for the November 11, 2023 governorship elections for Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo States in circulation in sections of the media.
Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary in a statement said the lists being circulated did not originate from the party and should therefore be disregarded.
“The attention of the APC has been drawn to a national campaign council lists for the Nov. 11, governorship elections in Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo States in circulation in sections of the media.
“The lists are not official documents of the party and should be disregarded,” Morka said
The APC had earlier on Tuesday released campaign council lists ahead of the off-season governorship polls in the three states.
The lists was signed by the National Organising Secretary of the party, Sulaimon Argungu.
The campaign council for Bayelsa prominently featured ex-Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, as a member. Wike, now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), is a member of the G5, a protesting group within the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Interestingly, the PDP had earlier in August listed Wike as a member of the party’s campaign council for the Bayelsa governorship poll. While APC fields ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, as a candidate, Governor Douye Diri of the PDP is seeking re-election.
APC’s reversal might not be unconnected to the intrigues around the listing of Wike as a member of the campaign council for Bayelsa.