A presidential aspirant of the Young Progressive Party, YPP, and former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, has announced the appointment of Mr. Abubakar Abdullahi, as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of his 2019 presidential campaign team.
A professional political consultant, Mr. Abubakar, before the appointment was the Chief Executive Officer of Machinations Ltd., a political consulting firm.
Abubakar’s appointment was made known in a statement issued by Moghalu’s spokesman, Jide Akintunde.
In the statement, Ebere Samuel was also announced ast the National Coordinator of Kingsley Moghalu Support Organisation (KIMSO).
Other appointments approved by Moghalu and announced by the statement are Zonal Coordinators of KIMSO who will provide direction for the campaign activities across the six geo-political zones of the country.
They are; Suleiman Yusuf (North East); Muhammad Kabir (North West); Jennifer Igoh (North Central); Chief Uduma Nnate (South East); Adewole Akinpelu (South West) and Josef Anndotan (South South).
Mr. Abubakar is expected to coordinate the operations of the campaign, including logistics, personnel, fundraising and political operations across the 36 states of Nigeria.
He will also oversee the work of KIMSO and the Kingsley Moghalu Volunteer Force, nationwide.
KIMSO and Kingsley Moghalu Volunteers are the grassroots ‘ground army’ of the Moghalu campaign.
In the statement made available toThe Next Edition, Prof. Moghalu welcomed Mr. Abubakar, Ebere and the zonal coordinators to his campaign team.
“I am pleased to welcome Abubakar, Ebere and the zonal coordinators of KIMSO to our ‘To Build A Nation’ (TBAN) movement and our campaign for the Office of the President on the platform of YPP. We must release Nigerians from the bondage of poverty and unemployment in which our failed and recycled politicians have kept us, and take our country into a new future of prosperity.
“We need solid structures in place to win the elections and bring this vision into reality. The appointment of Abubakar, Ebere and zonal leaders of KIMSO brings on board energetic men and women who are passionate about the vision and know how to get things done,” he said.
On his own part, Mr. Abubakar expressed his belief in Prof. Moghalu’s vision for Nigeria, saying, “he is the best candidate standing today to become President of Nigeria based on his economic management, nation building, diplomatic and other credentials, and the relevance of his vision and experience to the needs of our country at this juncture in our national history.
“I am honoured to have been invited to join this historic movement to build a new Nigeria. We will leave no stone unturned to usher in victory for the people and a new era for Nigeria in 2019.”
Mr. Abubakar has lived and worked in 31 states in Nigeria and is an alumnus of the Institute of Politics, a centre founded in Chicago by David Axelrod, the political consultant that masterminded the successful presidential campaigns of former United States President, Barack Obama, in 2008 and 2012.