Doyin Okupe, a former media aide to ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that he understands national and presidential politics more than Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He said this on Sunday in a series of tweets on his Twitter account.
Okupe, who was also a former Special Assistant on Public Affairs to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, said he sees Tinubu as a formidable opponent in the 2023 presidential race, adding that he believes the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) would be a good president if elected.
The former presidential aide, however, insisted that he has an edge over the former Lagos State governor in terms of experience of national politics.
He said: “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 and administrative competence are worthy of commendation. In summary Asiwaju will be a good President.
“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.”
While Tinubu, according to Okupe, is among the league of the finest politicians in the country, the former presidential aide said the former is coming from a wrong political party where there are powerful individuals who have the capacity to stop his presidential ambition.
He added that Tinubu will have to contend with those whom he has raised in the party that are occupying influential positions in the country.
“But Bola Tinubu is coming in from a wrong party where he has such powerful antagonists that have capacity to stop him. D flagrant excesses of his party 2 which he never reacted publicly especially wt issues concerning d SW has made him not 2 be favoured by some of his own people.
“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,” he added.
Okupe said he believes he has more advantage being the only Yoruba man in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who has signified interest to run for the number one job in the country.
“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,” he said.
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