The Director General of the Asiwaju Tinubu Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr Bayo Shittu, has assured the people that Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration will promote true federalism if voted as president in 2023.
Shittu made the assertion at a press conference held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Friday.
The former Minister of Communication, said that true federalism was part of Tinubu’s seven-point-agenda.
The seven-point-agenda by the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, called ‘Nigeria’s Rebirth Manifesto,’ include quintessential national leadership (a true statesman); and innovation-induced technological advancement for all-round national growth.
The others are effective and all-round security; infrastructural transformation; homegrown businesses for economic revitalisation and full employment; and comprehensive overhaul of the national education system.
The ATPCO Director General said, “These and more are the virtues of Asiwaju Tinubu that we shall espouse as we embark on this campaign.”
He stressed that the mandate which the APC gave to Tinubu to become the president in 2023 was unique and potentially ground-breaking.
According to him, the campaign organisation would take Tinubu’s message of hope to the electorate in the remotest parts of the country using various channels of communication.
“We shall be focused on our vision of marketing our principal and we have no doubt that the Nigerian electorate will make the right choice of voting for Asiwaju Tinubu in the presidential election so that Nigeria’s journey to greatness can begin in earnest.
“This is our ultimate goal. It is achievable. Definitely, our candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will be the next president of Nigeria by the grace of the Almighty.
“Let me emphasise that ATPCO will cooperate fully with the party’s National Campaign Council set up by our party. But, for us to make a success of the campaign, all hands must be on deck in good time.
“Our campaign strategy and blueprint will be unveiled soon and I, Dr. Adebayo Shittu, as the Director General, shall be readily available to answer any enquiry on this project,” he stated.
He further stressed, “At this juncture, may I start by expressing profound appreciation and gratitude, first to the northern APC governors for their overwhelming and ice-breaking support for our Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu before the APC presidential primary.
“This was at a most defining game-changing moment which substantially galvanized support towards Asiwaju’s eventual triumph.
Secondly, our gratitude goes to President Muhammadu Buhari for his maturity, selflessness and patriotism in supporting the earlier resolution of the northern APC governors.
“This most stabilizing presidential ingenuity contributed, no doubt, in uniting our great party towards a successful presidential primary.
“Last but not the least, is our other presidential aspirants who withdrew from the presidential primary, out of respect for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as our party progressed.
“They all deserve the applause of all Nigerians for their maturity, patriotism and sincere love for our great party.”
He said that the campaign organisation was inaugurated to galvanize support and midwife the electoral process that would culminate into Tinubu’s victory in 2023.
Shittu said, “While we were working towards the emergence of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the candidate of our great party, it made sense to have so many groups.
“But, now that our leader has become the party’s bonafide presidential candidate, it is best that we put all our resources together to make the exercise impactful and successful.
“Please, let no one make any mistake about it; we are ready to take the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presidential campaign to every nook and cranny of this nation.
“We shall get to all the 36 states and the FCT. We shall be in all the 774 local government areas of the country; and we shall visit each of the 8,813 wards in the country. We shall get in touch with all eligible voters and reach every Nigerian.
“This is a very important campaign and we shall give it all that it requires. We shall leave no stone unturned to ensure that Asiwaju emerges as the duly elected president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria after the 2023 presidential election.
“Though the task ahead may be daunting, the business of marketing Asiwaju Tinubu shall be easy because he is a man of immense goodwill.
“He is very much loved by Nigerians across regions and religions. He is at home with people of diverse culture and orientation and that makes him the obvious choice to make our nation great.
“His antecedents speak volumes of his abilities. He is head and shoulders above other flag-bearers when it comes to understanding the economy.
“He loves the youth and wants the best for them. He is interested in the welfare of the downtrodden and wants to help them get better. He is a champion of social justice. He is the kind of president Nigeria needs to take it to the envisioned height.”
Admonishing the media, he said that “As we journey into the 2023 elections, I implore you gentlemen of the pen profession to be diligent and forward-looking in your reportage, discourse, agenda setting and editorials, please, do not overheat the polity.
“Rather, we must always be nation-builders. Let your reports be incisive and such that would help members of the public to make the right choice and take the right actions.
“We must avoid any act (that is) inimical to our unity as a nation and anything that can truncate the electoral process before and during the 2023 elections.”
