Asari Dokubo, a Niger Delta activist, has thrown his support behind Bola Tinubu, saying the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate is miles ahead of the other candidates for Aso Rock.
“For the presidential election, I am with Tinubu because I saw what he did in Lagos State and the legacies he left behind,” he said on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Friday.
Tinubu, in his opinion, was instrumental in the development of Lagos State and the transformation of the fortunes of the former Nigerian capital.
Lagos has transformed from what used to be a big ghetto, a junkyard to a global center and one of the biggest economies in the whole of Africa. Somebody kickstarted it; somebody laid the foundation,” he maintained.
Those who claim otherwise, he says, should be aware that even in the world’s largest cities, there are people who disagree with the government. This, he maintained, is to be
While he stated that other candidates such as the Labour Party’s Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) were former governors and in the same league as Tinubu, he stated that Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) does not have such a credential
Atiku has never actually handled executive power. He was a spare tire. He was a vice president,” Dokubo said.
The Niger Delta activist stated that while the manifestos of the PDP, Labour Party, and APC are all excellent, execution is dependent on individuals, and Tinubu is the best choice for the presidency.
