Okupe : ‘Tinubu will be a good President but I have a slight edge over him’

Bayo Wahab 17:56 - 28 March 2021

Doyin Okupe has shared that APC's presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari might not get a lot of votes in next year's election.

Doyin Okupe, a former adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan. [Punch]

Okupe says Tinubu understands Nigerian politics but he'll defeat him in a presidential contest.

Former presidential aide, Doyin Okupe says he would defeat the National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu if both of them are presented as presidential candidates by their parties for the 2023 presidential election.

Okupe, in a series of tweets on Sunday, March 8, 2021, commented about his chances in the 2023 presidential election while acknowledging Tinubu’s mastery and understanding of Nigerian politics.

However, I believe I have a slight edge over him in that I understand national and Presidential politics more than him and in terms of intellectual resourcefulness we are at par if I am not better.
— Doyin (@doyinokupe) March 28, 2021

Besides this I personally see Bola Tinubu as a formidable opponent in d 2023 presidential race.
Asiwaju is one of d most politically sagacious politician in this period. His acumen & administrative competence are worthy of commendation.
In summary Asiwaju will be a good President
— Doyin (@doyinokupe) March 28, 2021

Despite his comment about Tinubu being ‘a sagacious politician…that will be a good president,” the ex-presidential aide said he has a slight edge over the former governor of Lagos State.

Okupe said he understands national and presidential politics more than Tinubu. He added that he is better than the 68-year-old politician in terms of intellectual resourcefulness.

APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. [Twitter/@DeeOneAyekooto]

Okupe also considers himself as the only Yoruba of note contesting for the office of the president in the Peoples Democratic Party. This according to him gives him an advantage over Tinubu.

On my part, a great advantage is that I am the only Yoruba of note in the presidential race from the PDP.
This race promises to be interesting.
May the Almighty God grant us all health and life to run this race for the betterment of our Nation and its people in Jesus Name. Amen.
— Doyin (@doyinokupe) March 28, 2021

He added that the excesses of the APC-led Federal Government and Tinubu’s political lieutenants, who now occupy top political offices in the country could also stop the politician from actualising his political aspiration.

The other misfortune is that though Bola Tinubu has spent his life and his huge resources on developing political powerful lieutenants who now occupy very high and influential offices, now at his own point of need his major challengers are virtually all from his staple.
— Doyin (@doyinokupe) March 28, 2021

Okupe has been making comments regarding the 2023 presidential election lately. Recall that he recently called on the South-East political leaders to apologise to the core north over the death of the late Sardauna of Sokoto, Sir Ahmadu Bello.

Okupe said the Igbos need the blessing of the north to produce the next president.

However, his comments did not sit well with many Nigerians, as he was severely criticised on Twitter until he deleted the tweets and apologised to the Igbos.