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See the Elements that will Influence the Presidency Election-Alake

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Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC), stands apart from his rivals due to his vision, wisdom, and boldness, according to Mr. Dele Alake, director of strategic communication for the APC Campaign Council.

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He thinks that the three variables will influence how the elections in 2023 turn out.

In an interview on Journalists Hangout, a TVC current affairs programme on Tuesday, Alake said the economy, security and the vision of the candidates to deal with them, will influence voting decisions.

Alake said Nigeria needs a leader with vision, knowledge and courage, attributes he said Tinubu embodies.

“Tinubu is not concerned about cash and carry or container economy. He is for something more enduring,” Alake said.

“There is no gainsaying the fact of all the candidates competing for votes to solve these problems, Tinubu stands far ahead of the competitors.

“In terms of track record of performance as a governor, in terms of leadership, social engineering, mental development, Tinubu is an embodiment of all the leadership qualities for a country eager to develop.”

Alake, who was the first Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Nigeria between 1999 and 2007, reminded the interviewers of some of Tinubu’s big signature ideas in Lagos.

They include the Lekki Free Trade Zone and the building of a new city, the Eko Atlantic City out of the Atlantic Ocean.

Alake recalled that Tinubu turned the Bar Beach around and saved it from ocean surges.

“While the then Federal Government was sand-filling the ocean, literally pouring sand worth billions of naira into the ocean, Tinubu conceived a permanent and enduring solution.

“We travelled to South Africa, we went to the Netherlands. We found a solution that today led to the Atlantic City,” he said.

Asked about the third force movement triggered by the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, Alake said he could not deny the groundswell of frustration among Nigerian youths that led to the movement.

“This is the driving force of Obi’s popularity on social media. The feeling is natural. The pent-up anger is real.

“We all have opinions as Nigerians on how things should be or ought to be. This is what is being aggregated on social media. But social media will not determine the 2023 election.

“The population of the social media warriors will not necessarily translate into votes, especially among rural dwellers. Whoever is basing Obi’s popularity on social media has missed it,” he said.

Alake said the APC presidential campaign will deal with the Obi problem when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) flags off the campaign at the end of September.

But he said there was no basis for comparison between Tinubu and Obi and suggested many of Obi’s social media supporters were in it for entertainment and not because they are committed.

He said Obi’s supporters have not analysed his performance as a governor or his antecedents.

“If you put all the antecedents of the candidates on a table, Obi will trail far behind the others.

“There is no basis for comparison between Obi and Tinubu. The difference is clear. It’s like that between the fluke and the substance,” Alake said.

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