APC Appoints Ambode As Deputy Chairman Of South-West Strategy Committee

• The committee was constituted as part of efforts to rebuild and reposition the party

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has named Akinwunmi Ambode, former governor of Lagos state, as the deputy chairman of the south-west subcommittee of the contact and strategy committee of the party.

Ambode, who announced the appointment via his Twitter handle on Tuesday, said his appointment is to help build on the successes of the ruling APC in the south-west region.

“I was recently appointed as Deputy Chairman of the Southwest subcommittee of the Contact & Strategy Committee of our great party (APC), to help deepen & consolidate gains of the party in the region, prepare it as a strong & viable institution for the present & foreseeable future,” he tweeted.

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John Akpanudoehede, national secretary of the caretaker/extraordinary convention planning committee (CECPC), had said the committee was constituted as part of efforts to rebuild and reposition the party.

 

Gbenga Daniel, former governor of Ogun state; Dimeji Bankole, former speaker of the house of representatives; Yakubu Dogara, former speaker of the house of representatives; Sadiya Umar Farouq, minister of humanitarian affairs, and Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo, are also members of the committee.

While Daniel and Bankole recently defected to the APC, Ambode renewed his membership of the ruling party in February.