Adams Oshiomhole, a former chairman of the All Progressives Congress, has been named head of the party's presidential campaign council.
This was revealed today by a close friend of the party's leadership.
Additionally, Prime9jaOnline learned that Nasir El-Rufai, the governor of Kaduna State, had been named director general of the campaign council.
The source claims that there was a connection between the appointment and the visits by Oshiomhole, el-Rufai, and the governors of Zamfara and Plateau, Bello Matawalle and Simon Lalong.
The choice was made following discussions with the party leadership and President Muhammadu Buhari.