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Makinde-Daura campaign appoints North-Central coordinators

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The campaign organisation of Seyi Makinde and Daura has appointed coordinators for Nigeria’s North-Central zone. Its director-general, Felix Hyat, asked them to take the presidential candidate’s message all the way to polling stations, according to Vanguard.

Felix Hyat, director-general of the Makinde-Daura Campaign Organisation, inaugurated the coordinators for Nigeria’s North-Central zone on Wednesday. He asked them to spread the message of Seyi Makinde, governor and presidential candidate, among voters, according to Vanguard.

Felix Hyat called on the coordinators to organise mobilisation at polling-unit, ward, local government and state level. He stressed that the campaign had to rely on a local presence to reach voters across the country.

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