APC Hires Chicago Based Consultants To Boost Its 2015 Electoral Chances

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines Tuesday, February 18th, 2014

Ayo Balogun, Lagos

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the engagement of prominent international political consultants, AKPD Message and Media, to boost its electoral chances in the upcoming elections.

APC Interim Spokesperson, Lai Mohammed

In a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the Chicago, U.S.-based firm is best known for its lead role in President Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns in 2008 and 2012.

The party explained that the firm has also worked with key Democratic Party candidates throughout the U.S. and has a strong reputation for supporting leading populist movements across the globe.

“We have been working closely with AKPD Message and Media over the past few months and we shall leverage on the firm’s skill, experience and expertise throughout the upcoming campaign cycle,” APC said.

Describing itself as a party destined to bring change and succour to the long suffering people of Nigeria, the APC said it “is proud and excited to work with one of the foremost exponents of change in the world, especially with their track record of success in political climates akin to ours, notably in Kenya, Tanzania and Ghana.

“With this strategic partnership, the process of change in Nigeria has already begun and it can’t be stopped,” the party said.