The newly inaugurated Presidential Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday nominated eight persons as its spokespersons.

According to a statement made available to CEOAFRICA, by the Director, Media and Publicity of the council, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, named the spokespersons as Buba Galadima, Akin Osuntokun, Osita Chidoka, Senator Dino Melaye, Nnenna Ukeje, Segun Sowunmi, Kazeem Afegbua and Umar Sanni.

CEOAfrica gathered that the eight names were accepted, after a heated argument among the members of the council, majority of whom were said to have what a source called “vested interests.”

It was learnt that the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organisation, which was in place before the former Vice-President became the candidate of the party, had its preferred candidate for the position.

At the maiden meeting of the council in Abuja yesterday, it was gathered that the council was unable to reach an amicable decision on the matter.

However, Sen. Bukola Saraki disclosed to journalists after the meeting that the council would release some names “soon.”

In the list that was later signed and released by Ologbondiyan, an ex-Minister of Youths and Sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi was named as a member of Communication and Strategy unit.

Also named was a former Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke as Deputy Director-General, Operations while former presidential aspirant, Taminu Turaki, (SAN) was named as Deputy Director-General, Administration.

According to the statement, the other directorates include: Contact and Mobilisation, which is headed by the National Organising Secretary, Col. Austin Akobundu (retd.); Youth, Udeh Okoye; Women, Mariya Waziri; Finance, Abdullahi MaiBasira; Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan.