‎BY AHMED AKANBI

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‎The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied setting up a parallel presidential campaign committee different from the one inaugurated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

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‎In a statement issued in Osogbo by Mogaji Kola Olabisi, the party said Governor Ademola Adeleke remains the state coordinator of Tinubu’s presidential campaign.

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‎It clarified that the only other committee in place is the Parliamentary Campaign Committee, saddled with campaigning for APC National and State Assembly candidates.

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‎The parliamentary committee is headed by the party’s governorship candidate in the last election, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), as Director-General.

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‎“Nothing could have warranted our party to inaugurate a parallel presidential election campaign committee when it is in the public domain that Governor Adeleke who has offered to work with other political parties in the state to garner over 1.5 million votes for President Tinubu has been appointed the campaign committee co-ordinator,” the statement said.

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‎The party said it remains grateful to Adeleke for his resolve to lead the campaign for Tinubu and is ready to work with him.

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‎It cited last Saturday’s event at the Nelson Mandela Park, Osogbo, as testimony of its resolve to work with the governor for Tinubu’s victory.

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‎“Our appeal is to the agents of evil machination to desist from trying Parallel Campaign: bring rancour, division, and disunity to the rainbow coalition which is evidently yielding bountiful results,” it added.

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‎The party stressed that Oyebamiji remains Director-General of its parliamentary campaign organisation and is also jointly promoting Tinubu’s good works to secure over 1.5 million votes for the President.

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‎It also reacted to complaints by some state executive members over omission of their names from the list circulated on social media on Tuesday.

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‎The party said only four out of 35 exco members were affected, describing their resentment as a desire to be counted among active participants in the Oyebamiji-led parliamentary campaign council.