Nigerians Express Diverse Opinions As LP Campaign DG Okupe Declares Tinubu the Best Presidential Candidate of 2023

Nigerians Express Diverse Opinions As LP Campaign DG Okupe Declares Tinubu the Best Presidential Candidate of 2023

Written By Oshiobugie John 

Former presidential aide, Doyin Okupe, has praised President Bola Tinubu as the best among all the candidates who contested the 2023 presidential election.

Tinubu won the election, with Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party finishing second and third, respectively.

Okupe, who initially served as Peter Obi’s campaign director, stated that hindsight has revealed to him that Tinubu is the best suited for the presidency. READ THE FULL ARTILC HERE

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“Of all the people that actually ran for President in 2023, by the benefit of hindsight, Bola Tinubu is the best,” Okupe said on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday.

“I have seen Peter Obi, I have been with Atiku Abubakar, I also knew Bola Tinubu many years ago. I have not seen him in the last 7 to 8 years, that is not the point but he is the best in terms of capability, commitment, and knowledge.”

Okupe emphasized that Nigerians should not judge the Tinubu administration as they have previous administrations, noting that Tinubu inherited a governance system that had been neglected for eight years. He argued that one year is too short to judge the current administration and urged Nigerians to give Tinubu time to prove his capabilities.

When asked if praising Tinubu was a betrayal to Obi, whom he campaigned for, Okupe disagreed. He explained that his support for Obi was based on their mutual belief that a Southerner should be president, which led to their departure from the PDP. Okupe toured the country with Obi soliciting votes ahead of the PDP primary. When their efforts didn’t succeed within the PDP, both men moved to the Labour Party, where Okupe became the director-general of Obi’s campaign.

Okupe resigned from his position following a Federal High Court judgment in Abuja that found him guilty of receiving over N200 million in cash from former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki. In his resignation letter, Okupe stated that he did not want his personal issues to distract Obi’s campaign and the party’s efforts.

In January, Okupe also resigned from the Labour Party, citing ideological differences.

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