The All Progressive Congress (APC) included a serving lawmaker of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chimaroke Nnamani, in Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council.

Mr Nnamani featured as the 350th member of the 422-man list released on Friday night by the APC Presidential Campaign Council (APCPCC) Secretary, James Faleke.

When the website of the national assembly was visited on Saturday, the profile of the 62-year-old lawmaker representing Enugu East senatorial zone at the Nigerian Senate shows he was still a member of the opposition party and has not defected.

While the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka, justified the inclusion, saying Mr Tinubu enjoys support beyond the APC and it is not unusual for the “cross-party alignment,” Bayo Onanuga, spokesman of the APCPCC described it as a mistake.

“The presidential campaign is not necessarily about party membership, it is about your support for the candidate. People who believe in the candidate are very free to work for the candidate that they support,” Mr Morka justified. “Our candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is a candidate that enjoys widespread multi-partisan support. The support for our candidate is not limited to APC members only; he enjoys support from others who know him and who trust in his ability to deliver.”

But in a chat with Vanguard, Mr Onanuga who expressed a divergent view, explaining that the name (Chimaroke Nnamani) was mistaken for another (Ken Nnamani) probably due to the similarities in the surname.

“It is an error. It should be Ken Nnamani,” the national daily quoted him as saying.

But painstakingly looking at the 422-member list indicates Ken Nnamani was already included featuring number 100th therein.

lhordspy:
Is it your business

JASONjnr:


I can imagine how frustrating you've been and depressing to be supporting a party that's filled with incompetence and absolute zero knowledge of how things should be done....

You will not forget how Buhari appointed dead people I to FCC list and many other lists...

Tinubu is yet to take over and he's already showing symptoms of cluelessness....

PlayerMeji:
Oga go stfu!

Everyone has the right to his opinion and not everyone will buy your media rouser.
Most people are voting for APC because of Tinubu and not the way round.

PresidObi:
Chimaroke Nnamani has zero political value in his state right now.

sharpden:


https://todaypoliticsng.com/reasons-fail-to-tally-as-apc-includes-pdp-senator-in-tinubus-campaign-council/

JASONjnr:


You claimed your tribe is respectful....and that Obidients are violent people.....


Instead of you to make your point crystal...you asked me to shut up....

Oya na..

Enjoy your childish mood swings...

famology:


He's far more grassroots than most of those supporting Peter Obi. Were you the one that won his senatorial seat for him? Una go just dey talk rubbish.

PlayerMeji:
Brah, I no chop..

JASONjnr:



This is why you're frustrated......



Whether you like it or not.... Peter Obi is your next president...

darocha1:
Can you just imagine! Ken is positioned in APC, chimaroke is strategically placed in PDP. So, either side of the coin, the manna drops on the Nnamani Dynasty.

We can scream Tinubu and call him names for all we want but there are several million families who have also strategically and silently positioned all their 1st, 2nd and 3rd family in political position, heads of agencies and anywhere this political tide swings, they will be amongst top beneficiaries.


This is not peculiar to Nigeria only, the same is practised in the abroad we all JaPa to. The only difference is that they (westerners) put social amenities in place and tax every minute to distract you from focusing on these things.

Ours is porous cos SAPA is on its highest.

PresidObi:


That was 15 years ago. Chimaroke was gifted the ticket by his boys. He didn't campaign for a single day, and PDP is dominant there.