President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation, as the Secretary/Director-General of the campaign organisation for his re-election bid.
This was disclosed by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, on Thursday.
Amaechi was also the Director General of the Buhari-Osinbajo Presidential Campaign Committee between 2014 and 2015.
A post on the Twitter handle of the President’s spokesman read: “President @MBuhari has approved the appointment of a campaign organization for his re-election in 2019 with Hon. @ChibuikeAmaechi as Secretary/Director General.
“Hon. Amaechi was the Director General of the Buhari-Osinbajo Presidential Campaign Committee in 2014-2015 that won the elections and brought the current administration into office.
“The new Director General will announce other appointments into the campaign structure as approved by President Buhari.”