• Pedigree
o Not controversial
o Held several leadership positions (Minister, National Convention chairman, MAMSER loyal party man, Ambassador, etc)
• Focus as Chairman
o To unite the party
o Provide strong, credible opposition, which the country direly needs now
o Win lost ground
o Galvanise to win back Presidency and majority of other seats in 2019 general elections
• Electoral Appeal
o It’s the right time for the Southwest, the hotbed of opposition politics in Nigeria, to lead the leading opposition party
o The best candidate from the southwest
 Untainted (has no political or economic baggage)
 Paid his dues, been with the party from the onset and has never deflected, supported the party all the years