The National Director General of the Support Groups for the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC., in the 2023 Election, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Dr Adebayo Shittu, has appointed an ex-Envoy and a former Senatorial Aspirant in Ondo State, Ambassador Sola Iji, as the Campaign Director General for all the Support Groups in the South West.
This was confirmed in a statement on Sunday by Ambassador Iji’s Spokesman, Onibudo ‘Wole Iroaye.
According to the statement: “Iji will work closely with the National Campaign Director General of the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Support Groups and a former Minister of Communication, Dr Adebayo Shittu; and the APC Presidential Campaign Structures in the six Sates of the South West Region, including Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti, to ensure that the highly valued Electorate of the South West Region vote overwhelmingly for the APC Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as the next President of our Country, Nigeria, in the forthcoming Presidential Election.
“Iji, the Araba of Igbobini and Apoi Land, in Ese Odo Local Government of the Southern Senatorial District of Ondo State, is Nigeria’s former Ambassador to Togo; ex-Ondo State Chairman of the AD., AC., and Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN., which fused into APC.; former Chairman, Kwara ACN. Caretaker Committee; a Barrister-at-Law, having his Masters of Law in view; also holds Masters of Science degree (M.Sc.) in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management; Master of Business and Public Administration (MBPA); B.A English; and IPR Course Certificate in Public Relations.
“The former Envoy has held various sensitive political and administrative offices in and outside Nigeria, where he has served meritoriously and without blemish for over 30 years.
“He is a member each of Nigerian Industrial Relations Association; University of Lagos Alumni Association; Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria; and Nigerian Bar Association; Associate member Nigerian Institute of Management; and that of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators UK and Nigeria.
“Iji served as Director, Mass Organisations of Hope 93 MKO Abiola for President; Deputy Chief Electoral Officer of Social Democratic Party; Assistant Secretary, NLC/TUC; Secretary National Steering Committee of the defunct Nigeria Labour Party; Member, Swearing-in subcommittee 2015 Presidential Inauguration Committee; Chairman, Akwa Ibom State Legislative Appeals Committee; Executive Secretary Food, Beverages & Tobacco Senior Staff Association; and Alliance for Democracy candidate into Ilaje/Ese Odo Federal Constituency among others.”
