Obi-Datti Media Office Tackles Dele Alake,Tinubu’s Media Director; Says Unlike His Principal, Obi Is Verifiable”

The Media Office of the Presidential Campaign Office of Peter Obi and Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates of the Labour Party, has tackled Dele Alake,  one of the Directors of Media in the Presidential Campaign office of Bola Tinubu.

In an interview, Alake, a former Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, ran down Obi and pointed out that Obi, unlike Tinubu, cannot name any legacies he left in Anambra State when he was the Governor.

Tinubu was like Obi in Anambra State, a two term Governor of Lagos State.

Alake in his remarks noted that Obi could not be compared to Tinubu as the later left monumental and verifiable legacies in Lagos State.

Alake also accused Obi of being one of those who destroyed the Nigerian economy based on Obi’s line of business which he said was mainly importation of goods into the country.

But in a strongly worded statement, the Obi-Datti Media Office dismissed Alake as ignorant of Obi’s achievements when he was the Governor of Anambra State.

Said the Media Office: “Alake is certainly amongst those Lagosians who believe Nigeria begins and ends in Lagos and may not have crossed the Niger in his lifetime. He might not have been to Anambra and had been too biassed to read up the LP candidate’s records in the public domain.”

The office further reminded Alake that: “The most the media can remember about Alake’s principal is his huge internal revenue harnessing which we now know has boosted one Bourdillon family’s income.”

In answer to Alake’s question on where Obi was when Tinubu was fighting for democracy, the Media Office laughed at Alake and said: “If Alake is current, he should not have celebrated Asiwaju’s role in democracy struggle because it has been diminished since it was revealed that he lobbied to be made a Minister in late Sani Abacha’s government and only joined NADECO after he was rejected by the juntas.”

Following is the full text of the response to Alake.

“The attention of the Obi-Datti Media Office notes one groundless remark of Dele Alake, a spokesman of a presidential ticket winner. He holds that the Labour Party candidate for 2023, Peter Obi, cannot name any legacies of his years of governing Anambra State and, therefore, cannot be compared to his APC counterpart.

“Alake is certainly among those Lagosians who believe Nigeria begins and ends in Lagos and may not have crossed the Niger in his lifetime. He might not have been to Anambra and had been too biassed to read up the LP candidate’s records in the public domain.

“Suffice it to say that Obi’s records won him numerous awards, including “Governor of the Decade” while Alake’s paymaster ruled Lagos State.

“The most the media can remember about Alake’s principal is his huge internal revenue harnessing which we now know has boosted one Bourdillon family’s income.

“Alake also claimed that Obi’s business is anchored on imports that destroy the economy and that he was no where when his principal struggled for democracy.

“Again, the attack dog is either mischievous or ignorant about Obi being the only Chief Executive of his era with the most investment of state funds that not only boosted the economy, but also provided jobs. Not to talk of Obi’s education policy that has taken Anambra State from number 29 to number one in the School Certificate performance index.

“If Alake is current, he should not have celebrated  Asiwaju’s role in democracy struggle because it has been diminished since it was revealed that he lobbied to be made a Minister in late Sani Abacha’s government and only joined NADECO after he he was rejected by the juntas.

“However, Alake gave out one fact that the Media Office agrees with: indeed, Obi cannot be compared to Alake’s candidate.

“Yes, they are not comparable; Obi is highly verifiable, but Alake’s man is not; Obi has an origin; Alake’s has none; Obi has educational credentials; his counterpart has affidavits; Obi is hail and hearty and ready to face the challenge of leading Nigeria, the other candidate acts by proxy; Alake’s man says it’s his turn to rule Nigeria, Obi says it’s the turn of Nigerians to take back their country.

“Indeed,  there is no basis for comparison between the duo.

“We are in sympathy with these attack dogs who need to keep attacking the man they claim has no structure and is just a social media wave instead of selling their structured candidate. All they seek is to mention Obi to be able to trend.

“The Obi-Datti tag team is in the market with their content which is resonating with Nigerians. Let Alake’s enter the stage and sell himself. Never again will anybody become Nigeria’s President through fake and unsubstantiated packaging.

“Always remain Obidient and focused on a new Nigeria of our dreams.”