Politics
Meet The Unofficial Chief Of Staff At President Tinubu’s Inauguration & Campaigns
“went above and beyond his official capacity to push things, get things done”
Information here and there are pointing to the unofficial Chief of Staff during the inauguration ceremony of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his hectic pre-election campaigns.
Tinubu was sworn-in as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Monday, May 29, 2023.
Dele Alake, who operated in the official capacity as director of strategic communication of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign is fingered the “all-rounder” that came closest to the role of Chief of Staff.
“Alake went above and beyond his official capacity to push things, get things done” SocietyNow.Ng gathered.
SocietyNow.Ng gathered that he leveraged the position of the inheritor of the spot vacated by Rauf Aregbesola in Tinubu’s inner circle, but without the far-reaching political might and influence, to serve as the unofficial Chief of Staff.
Former Minister Aregbesola was the chief confidant and advisor to Tinubu before embers of misgivings fueled by third parties parted with control of Osun state where Aregbesola was governor a major cause.
“Alake was the go-to person for many people during the campaigns and inauguration. He was the buffer and Mr fix it for ABAT (Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu) in a lot of instances ” SocietyNow.Ng gathered.
Insiders insist video evidence from campaigns and Monday’s inauguration speak a lot to the role of Alake in this unofficial capacity.
According to those in the know, the claims of appointment as Presidential Spokesperson are engineered to take away winds from his sails by “power mongers” zeroing in on getting closer to the President.
Alake has clarified the widespread claim that emerged barely twenty-four hours after President Tinubu’s inauguration as “fake news” in a chat with Thecable.Ng.
“Behind the scene talk is that there is a plot to put Alake in his perceived place as a core media person now that Tinubu is President” SocietyNow.Ng gathered.
Alake a former commissioner for information and strategy during the tenure of Tinubu as Governor of Lagos state – 1999 to 2007 – is a journalist who rose to the position of Editor of a National newspaper (National Concord) before he embraced politics.
He has since evolved into a professional in politics and a hardcore member of Asiwaju Tinubu’s power circle.
