APC Lauds Tinubu Presidential  Campaign Approach, Strategy As It Announces A Close 

……… Berates PDP, LP

By Emmanuel Adeoye

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The Special Adviser On Media and Strategic Communications, for the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Chief Dele Alake, has lauded the campaign approach, strategy and method of the All Progressive Congress Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, as a team describing it as a trailblazer for other parties to follow.

Alake, who stated this at the press conference to round off the presidential campaign rally of the party, stated that the campaign method involved a two-way presentation of the party’s programmes to the people; while expressing confidence in its efficacy to guarantee a victory at the poll.

“The APC Presidential Campaign Council and Asiwaju Tinubu redefined, set new tone and template for the Presidential Campaign in Nigeria in this campaign season. Our campaign introduced Town hall interactive sessions into this campaign to take our message directly to the people across various sectors and segments of the society.

“In so doing, Asiwaju Tinubu and Senator Shettima took their programmes to the people. They used the opportunity of the interactive sessions to directly share their plans and visions with the electorate and align those with the people’s own desire and aspirations. The Town hall sessions became specialized focus-group sessions to connect with the people almost on one-on-one. The sessions yielded amazing feedbacks that our candidates have taken on board as they prepare to take the reins of government come May 29, 2023 after Nigerians would have freely given them the mandate to serve on Saturday February 25th.

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“Beginning from mid-October, with his acceptance of the invitation by Northern leaders under the umbrella of the Arewa Joint Committee, Asiwaju Tinubu and Senator Shettima conducted over 15 town hall meetings around the country.

They met with the organised private sector, youth groups, traders and market women, Labour Unions, Christian Association of Nigeria and other Christian bodies, Islamic groups and leaders, miners, Federation of Construction Industry, farmers and commodity traders, traditional rulers, Women’s groups among others. 

Through these intimate interactions, the Tinubu/Shettima message of Renewed Hope percolated deeply to all segments of the Nigerian society, making the ticket the most identifiable by Nigerians and easily the most trusted.”

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The press conference which chronicled and showered encomium on the activities of the presidential flag- bearer of the party, Ahmed Tinubu, from his post-primary election period till now, was held at the party’s presidential campaign council headquarters in Abuja yesterday.

The Special Adviser, Chief Dele Alake, in his text, however, took a swipe at the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, while, equally, describing the series of online polls tipping the Labour party’s candidate victory, as a, “cocktail of nebulous opinion polls.”

 “We worked very hard to stay on issues, while the opposition elements, especially the rudderless Peoples Democratic Party constantly assailed Asiwaju Tinubu with ridiculous, unsubstantiated and often fabricated allegations all in futile bid to derail our campaign. Despite all the evil machinations of the opposition, we remained focused on our message of  prosperity that will ride on the achievements of the current APC government, with strong determination by Asiwaju Tinubu and Senator Shettima to improve on areas that require greater and better governance outcomes. 

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“Gentlemen of the press, we are sure many of you must have seen all manner of opinion polls in the last few weeks that gave victory in the coming election to the Labour Party candidate, Mr. Peter Obi. These polls have oscillated between the sublime and the most ridiculous. We want to state categorically here, that those polls will only lead to despair, despondency, utter shame and disappointment because the pollsters only took a flight of fancy. There is no evidence and reality on ground anywhere in Nigeria as far as the presidential election is concerned that support Mr. Obi winning this election. Labour Party has no pathway to victory. 

“This presidential election is going to be a straight contest between the candidates of APC and PDP and from more studious and rational polling, our candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is coasting home to victory despite the current challenges in the implementation of the currency swap and fuel scarcity that have caused some difficulties for almost all Nigerians regardless of social and economic status.”

“We particularly find amusing the ANAP/NOI and Nextier polls that projected Mr. Obi as the winner or preferred candidate to win the presidential election. We have had cause to alert the security agencies to keep these pollsters under watch because their intention is to prepare ground for unrest by giving false hope of winning to Mr. Obi’s motley crowd of supporters who have predilection for violence with the way they bully, harass, intimidate and insult anyone who thinks differently from them.”

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