Ali Modu Sheriff, the former PDP chairman has been appointed the director-general of Buhari 2019 presidential support committee. Senior special assistant to the president on political matters, Gideon Sammani, disclosed this in a statement released yesterday.

According to the statement, the committee is made up of 35 members in the support committee, 10 in the national advisory committee, five members of national patrons with Buhari as the grand patron.

“In preparation for the reelection of President Buhari in 2019, the Presidential Support Committee, Buhari 2019 has appointed eminent Nigerians to the national working committee of the organisation. The prominent individuals were selected after the APC national convention to build on the momentum of the success to step up preparation within the hierarchy and ranks and file of the party to fully support President Muhammadu Buhari to continue with his programmes and policies for the upliftment and advancement of the country with the manifesto of the APC.” the statement in part reads

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Boss Mustapha, secretary to government of the federation, Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the APC, are among the national patrons of the committee.