The Director-General of the Lagos APC PBAT-KOH Campaign Council, Senator Musiliu Olatunde Obanikoro, has charged the Hamzat Digital Ambassadors to take charge of the social media space to push for the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 elections in the state.
Senator Obanikoro handed down the charge at a meeting with the digital ambassadors today at the GRA Ikeja headquarters of the campaign council in Lagos.
Drawing the attention of the digital group to the just-concluded mid-term election in the United States of America, he told members of the group that such a feat was not beyond them to do for the APC.
“What you’re going to do for APC is what gave victory to the Democrats in America”, the Campaign Council DG said.
Stressing the power of technology in propaganda, Senator Obanikoro told his audience that it was technology that the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo deployed at his time to eclipse opponents, adding that technology enabled Awolowo to run a campaign with no equal in the history of Nigeria.
While emphasising the need to create news, rather than reacting, the former Defence Minister also urged the group to always be on the offensive and avoid indulging in the defense of reacting to the positions of the opposition, saying “Attack is the best form of defence.”
Speaking earlier, Hon Rasaq Ajala, Deputy Director-General of PBAT-KOH Campaign Council, told the group to always highlight the infrastructure revolution of the Tinubu administration and its socio-economic impact on Nigerians.
He cited Badagry-Sokoto highway, NELFUND and other laudable programme of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to buttress his position, adding that in engaging the electorate, arguments should be presented with facts and figures.
Hon. Ajala, who described the Lagos APC governorship candidate, Dr. K. O. Hamzat as the most prepared candidate for the race, urged members of the group to use the social media as the campaign approached the critical stage to occupy the cyber space to ensure victory for both President Tinubu and Dr. Hamzat.
Speaking at the event, the Director of the New Media Directorate, Hon. Sesan Daini, gave assurance that the digital ambassadors were battle-ready to give a good account of themselves in their quest to ensure victory for the party and its candidates in all the elections.
Over 1,000 members of the group attended the event graced by the campaign council leadership and other party heavyweights in the state.
