2019: Daniel Heads Atiku Campaign Organisation

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Former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel (OGD) has been appointed as the Director General (DG) of Atiku Campaign Organisation (ACO).

Former vice-president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who is seeking to be President in 2019, gave Daniel the task of running his campaign office.

In a statement received by NewsmakersNG, Abubakar says Daniel will see to the day to day running of his campaign while he focuses on his nationwide consultation.

The statement reads in part: “I am pleased to officially notify you of the appointment of His Excellency, Otunba Gbenga Daniel (“OGD” as he is popularly known), as the Director-General of the Atiku Campaign Organisation.

“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 organisation.

“I am in no doubt OGD is a very positive and welcome addition to our campaign and I look forward to working with him as he leads over campaign to victory come February 2019.”

In 2011, Daniel was the Southwest Coordinator of Jonathan/Sambo Presidential Campaign. He was also one of the Chairmanship aspirant at the last People’s Democratic Party’s National Convention held in December 2017.