The All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, has announced that it would conclude its electioneering campaign s for its candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the February 25 general elections Thursday, 12pm.
The announcement which was contained in a press release by the Special Adviser Media, Communication and Public Affairs, APC PCC, Dele Alake on Thursday, was in line with the directive of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC that all campaign activities by political parties must be concluded 48 hours before election day.
The statement reads, “On behalf of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) and our party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), I hereby announce to the general public that all campaign activities of the party and that of our candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, towards Saturday’s presidential election will come to a conclusive and decisive end by midnight today, Thursday, February 23, 2023 in accordance with the provisions of the Electoral Act.
“As a law abiding party, we hereby direct all our campaign organs and groups to ensure that no newspaper adverts or placement of any campaign TV or Radio commercials or any other such materials in the print, electronic or social media are done beyond the deadline of 12 midnight today as stipulated by the law.
“We urge all print, electronic and online publications to take note of this announcement and be properly guided in accordance with the law.
“We state emphatically that any such materials that contravene the laid down regulations and the law are unauthorized. They do not emanate from us and we will take no responsibility for them.”
