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Lagos APC Vice Chairman addresses social media writers and bloggers in Alimosho!

The newly elected Lagos APC Vice Chairman, Chief Tunde Aboyade, on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, organized a conference with all social media writers and bloggers in Egbeda, Lagos.
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HE appealed to them to use their various platforms to promote peace and harmony in the Alimosho constituency in a bid to make Alimosho great again.

Chief Aboyade said; "It gives me great pleasure to stand before you today. As I welcome you to this parley, I must say that I am glad to finally meet those responsible for reporting the activities of our great party and its members on social media/blogs and other various platforms.

"The impact of the Press and information especially in this social media age cannot be quantified. The social media, a product of the internet has indeed turned the world to a global village where peoples of the world can interact with one another spontaneously without the barriers of space and physical distance as predicted by Canadian Media Theorist, Marshall McLuhan."

He mentioned that the press is an integral part of society that must not be underestimated.

Chief  Aboyade went on to say that; "I commend you for reporting the activities of the party in Alimosho thereby ensuring that APC remains in the public sphere. Your reports have generated public opinion, thus improving the popularity of our party. In as much as I appreciate you for your efforts in Alimosho APC, I must also say that some reports have had a negative impact on the party thereby fanning the embers of disagreement among members.   IMG-20211027-WA0004

"As you are all aware, we have a new leadership in APC State Executive and I can assure that the party hierarchy has the interest of all members at heart.  For the past few days as directed by the state APC Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, and in my position as the state APC Vice Chairman, Lagos West Senatorial District, I have commenced moves to reconcile all the aggrieved members of the party within the Alimosho Constituency. I have met with party stakeholders to secure their trust. I will ensure I use every available dispute resolution means to bring everybody back together. Leadership is about trust and I promise to ensure all interests are well taken care of.

"At this juncture, I must remind us of the arduous task before us as regards the 2023 elections. As active actors on the political scene, we have all seen the inauguration of different support groups for the 2023 Presidential ambition of our National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This is pointing to the direction that all hands must be on deck to achieve this crucial aim; hence, the need to give peace a chance so that we can all work together in support of the ambition. Alimosho APC must work harmoniously to contribute meaningfully to the ambition of our National Leader. I believe the only way we can do this is to allow peace reign because a house divided against itself cannot stand. 

"As purveyors of information, your positive contributions will go a long way in making Asiwaju our next President. With happenings in Nigeria's political arena today, it is clear that the leading and most qualified candidate for president in 2023 is "Jagaban". Asiwaju Tinubu is the face of the South West going into 2023 and I appeal to you all to "calm down" and let's get to work to make Asiwaju Tinubu the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2023."

He appealed for their support toward the actualisation of the SWAGA'23 vision.

"The job at hand now is to unite, roll our sleeves and get to work to; interestingly, members from other political parties such as the People Democratic Party (PDP) are throwing their weight behind Asiwaju Tinubu's candidacy and the only thing we can do is to ensure that Alimosho Federal Constituency with it's dense population deliver votes for our National Leader's electoral victory in 2023, this is a golden opportunity for the South West to produce the president and you must all use your various platforms and write-ups to make it happen.

"As an experienced politician who has been with the party from its Alliance for Democracy (AD) days till the current All Progressives Congress (APC), I can say the fortunes of the party in Alimosho is dwindling due to intra-party scuffles. The number of votes the party usually secures from Alimosho has drastically reduced. I am however optimistic that with the steps I have taken to secure the Goodwill of stakeholders, the party is truly on the path of forgiveness, reconciliation, and lasting resolution. 

He also appealed to all parties to give peace a chance and allow the delivery on the mandate of reconciling aggrieved party members; adding that he could boldly assure all that with the current steps taken, positive results will be seen in a few weeks’ time. "Alimosho shall be great again," he said.

Finally, he urged the social media writers and bloggers in Alimosho to use their platforms to educate voters on the need to get their voters card ahead of the 2023 elections.