Ahead of the September 28 kick-off of political campaigns for the 2023 general election, the National Working Committee of the governing All Progressives Congress is to embark on a tour of the six geopolitical zones to sensitize and get the buy-in of leaders and members to the campaign strategies of the party.

It was learnt that the nationwide tour was also arranged to enable the NWC to gather information about the state of the party at the zonal and states levels ahead of the proposed National Executive Committee meeting tentatively slated for between September 24 and 26 in Abuja.

It was also gathered that the nationwide meeting will hold at designated cities in each of the geopolitical zones.

The meeting will also enable the Senator Abdullahi Adamu-led NWC to unveil APC’s campaign strategy to all state leaders who are expected to inform other members of the states’ campaign teams.

Barring last-minute changes, the nationwide tour slated for between September 12 and 18, is expected to start in Kano for the Northwest zone and move to the Northeast and Owerri for the Southeast meeting.By the schedule of the journey, the meeting train will move to the Southsouth, then to the Southwest and round off in the Northcentral.