Thread by @AyoOyalowo

I don’t like talking about Pitobi because he got load of online newbies who think Nigeria became a country in 2015. But something piqued my mind. I saw a tweet where the tweep said he is the only hope and if he loses, all hope is gone and it dawned on me that when lies is allowed

To fester for too long, it developed a life of its own. The thing is, on what premise are these false dawn based. I want to know, what were 2 cogent policies he made in Anambra, that have endured after him. It is not enough to sleep on an airport couch, pretending to be humble.

I will mention one or 2 of Tinubu’s. The legal reform of Lagos was done under Asiwaju and it is the reasons Lagos remains the leading state where domestic violence, sexual abuse and such crimes get punished. In many states in Nigeria, we have seen people killed their househelps,

Wives, etc and till now, nothing happen to the alleged criminals. But in Lagos, it is not so. In fact, the office of the public defender was created to help indigent victims, who otherwise cannot afford legal fees, get adequate legal representations.

To get elected to a higher office, it is not about I want to do, or I will do. The real question is what have you done before? It is not about road construction but about life real policies that drastically changed the life of your people. Another policy of Asiwaju as governor

Was the payment of WAEC and NECO fees of all children in public schools. And I understand that, that policy is still in place till today.

As governors, both men were confronted with environmental challenges. Victoria Island was almost washed away while Anambra has serious erosion issues. Tinubu confronted and defeated the Atlantic Ocean, he has turned that problem into an asset today.

Pitobi on the other hand, refused to solve the erosion problem of Anambra. Rather he saved money in banks he had interest in, in order to earn himself a generous commission, while refusing to solve the life threatening problem confronting his people in Anambra.

I can go on and on. Leading Nigeria is not about pitching the Catholics against the Anglicans like Pitobi was known for, rather it s the ability to envision ideas greater than you and getting together a brilliant team to execute your ideas.

We don’t need our president to follow his convoy to petrol station in order to stop people from cheating the system, rather we want a man who will put in place, proper procurement system to reduce graft. We don’t need a false dawn, we went a man who has ideas and can build a team

Leading a great country like Nigeria is bigger than quoting some unfounded statistics and false data, it is not about pretentious humility, it is a tough task of balancing several interests and ideas, while also executing a solid vision that will outlive your days in office.

Nigeria need a man who has done it before, not a man who think Nigeria is an experimental ground. You want to move the country from consumption to production, how? Why don’t you show us how you moved your state to become the number one production center in Nigeria?

These silly and jejune jokes have gone on for too long. Time to tell ourselves the truth. We preach Tinubu because we can show working. We are not here to do any mumbo jumbo of false Bangladeshi, China or fake Indian statistics. Asiwaju has done it in Lagos and he can do it again

We are tired of some fake new kid on the block when in real fact, he is just another failed politician who has built nothing. Our Asiwaju is NOT an Angel but we are not running a heavenly democracy. we are presenting a man with his flaws and all, but a SOLID evidential performer

Ire ooo. #RenewedHope23 #BATManReturns

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