by Ranti Joseph

All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organization, (APCPCO), has announced the commencement of town hall meetings as a deliberate strategy of the campaign ahead of the February 14 presidential poll.

The party’s presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari and his running mate, Yemi Osinbajo will interact and explain directly to citizens, the policy thrust of their envisaged administration and how the set objectives will be achieved.

APCPCO disclosed this in a statement that was signed by Garba Shehu, Director of Media and Publicity of the Campaign, in Abuja on Tuesday, February 3.

It stated that the town hall meetings kicked off in Lagos on Monday, February 2 with a robust interaction between Buhari/Osibanjo and the Organized Private Sector, OPS.

The statement said the party was compelled to chart this course because of the compelling need to have a person-to-person interactive sessions during which pertinent questions will be posed to the candidates and responses provided.

“Our campaign decided to chart this path because we cannot afford to shy away from the more pressing urgency to have one-on-one interactions with Nigerians through town hall meetings,” Shehu said.

“The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organization wishes to announce the commencement of town hall meetings ahead of the February 14 presidential election. Due to the more pressing urgency to have an open interaction with Nigerians, the campaign will be organizing town hall meetings in different parts of the country. The town hall meetings kicked off on Monday in Lagos with a public interaction between the presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, his running mate Yemi Osinbajo and representatives of Organized Private Sector.”

“On Tuesday, the town hall meeting will hold in Kano with traders and market associations. Thereafter, the meeting will hold in Benin with Labour and civil society leaders. The focus of the town hall meeting will then shift to Ibadan where students and youth groups will be engaging General Buhari and Professor Osinbajo, while Enugu and Port Harcourt will follow suit,” the statement said.

“The direction that the campaign will be moving in the countdown to the election day is to have as many as possible person-to-person interactive sessions for Nigerians to hear directly from the presidential candidate and his running mate,” Shehu added.

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