Atiku Names Ex Ogun Gov, Gbenga His Presidential Campaign Director General

Presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has named the former Ogun State Governor, Otumba Gbenga Daniel (OGD), as Director-General for his 2019 Presidential Campaign Organization (PCO).

Atiku gave the appointment in a letter he personally signed, with an order that he ( OGD) will have overall responsibility for personnel, resourcing and campaign staffing and any other political or campaign related matters, “that I give my delegated authority.

“From now on, my role will be limited to continuing my consultations with the relevant stakeholders in the PDP and in the political landscape as a whole. All campaign or other staff will report to the DG with immediate effect, and all campaign or political matters will also be referred to the DG. The DG will report to me directly.”

Atiku expressed his pleasure in appointing Otunba Gbenga Daniel as the Director-General of his Campaign Organization, saying that he is no doubt that Gbemga is a very positive and welcome addition to his campaign “and I look forward to working with him as he leads over campaign to victory come February 2019.

“Going forward, OGD as the Director General, has overall responsibility for every aspect of the campaign. This includes mobilization and organizing (delegates and supporters), publicity and communication, finance and expenditure. I am in the process of setting up a separate fund raising committee which will work alongside and complement the campaign finance structure.

 “OGD is a former two-term governor of Ogun State, and a foremost engineer, businessman and astute politician. He has vast knowledge of the Nigerian political terrain and has a wide network of contacts and friends all over Nigeria, and these are a few of the assets he will be bringing to our campaign organization.”