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Sources reveal why Dangote was dropped as Buhari’s campaign adviser

Report has emerged on the reason the presidency quickly removed the name of billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote, from the President Muhammadu Buhari's presidential campaign council.

The presidency was said to have removed Dangote's name from the list of appointees that was recently released due to a quiet protest by the business mogul, The Guardian reports.

Legit.ng gathers that a member of the opposition Poples Democratic Party (PDP), who spoke off record on the issue, said Dangote protested against his inclusion but did not want to make a media issue out of it.

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The source said: “There is no other reason the APC has for including the name of Dangote on its campaign committee other than seeking to gain undeserved popularity. But in doing so, the APC and the Presidency have been so wicked and mischievous.

"We are aware that the businessman has protested against his inclusion but won’t want to make a media issue out of it.”

According to another source, Dangote’s quiet protest was what prompted the reversal by the presidency on Friday, December 28.

He said: “Also, information at our disposal is that Dangote threatened to open up against the Presidency and the APC if they failed to publicly remove his name and offer a public apology to him.

“This is the kind of thing that happens when a ruling party loses credibility and acceptance. In their desperation, they have begun to do all kinds of things to be relevant even though all efforts continue to fail because the party is built around fraud."

Legit.ng previously reported that the inclusion of billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote in the list of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council for the 2019 general elections was clarified.

The presidency in a statement signed by Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, said the businessman is not a member of the APC.

The statement read: "It has become imperative to further clarify the status of Alhaji Aliko Dangote, named under the sub-head ADVISORY MEMBERS in the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council announced on Friday, December 28, 2018.

"Africa's richest man, not being a card-carrying member of APC, cannot, and is not member of the PCC. He is also a member of the Peace Committee, and thus cannot be in a partisan campaign council."

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