The Chief of Staff to former Director General of Tinubu /Shettima Campaign Organization, Yakubu Dati has said that his principal the former Governor Simon Lalong is keeping faith that his contribution to the emergence of President Tinubu is appreciated by the President.
According to Dati, “To be the director general of a campaign organisation, especially a presidential campaign council, is no mean feat, as it requires all the tact, resourcefulness, wisdom and political wizardry to get the job done.
“The DG is undoubtedly the campaign’s lifeline. The DG not only plans activities to help the principal win, but also spots potential risks and devises solutions to address them right away. According to Vanguard.
Additionally, he claimed that the DG personifies the campaign in such a way that his aura, whether favourable or negative, has an impact on it.
“During the run-up to the most recent presidential elections in Nigeria, Simon Bako Lalong, the outgoing governor of Plateau State, was the face of the campaign, and his aura helped the APC presidential campaigns turn things around for the better.
Remember how, as soon as Lalong agreed to serve as the director general of the Tinubu/Shettima APC Presidential Campaign Council, all eyes were on him to see how he could produce what was dubbed a same-faith ticket.
Lalong was not spared because Nigerian political history is rife with landmines aimed not just at the well-liked presidential candidates but also at their Campaign Director Generals.
Faith further disclosed that Lalong was the target of savage defamation attacks that were only rivalled by those directed at the presidential candidate and his running mate.
To discredit and punish him for the part he played in promoting the Tinubu candidature, “ferocious darts were hurled at the DGs to the degree that the opposition political forces shifted to his home base.
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