A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has set off a political debate after declaring that President Bola Tinubu is the most powerful president in the world, stronger than United States President Donald Trump.
The assertion was made during an interview on Trust TV News, where the PDP stalwart argued that the Nigerian presidency holds enormous constitutional powers unmatched by many world leaders.
“The president of a country is the most powerful. The president of Nigeria is the most powerful president in the world. Tinubu is stronger than Trump. The bills that has been going to him in the National Assembly, Trump can’t do that in America. Trump can’t do that in the senate or in the congress. No, he cannot. But, Tinubu can get it done. He can summon them. That’s how powerful the Nigerian president is,” he said.
He insisted that Nigeria’s president commands sweeping authority over both the executive and legislative arms, suggesting that the system allows far more direct influence than what obtains in the United States.
