Doyin Okupe, Director-General of the Peter Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Organisation in 2023, has made a 360° turn around to heap praises on President Bola Tinubu, saying he was the best candidate among all who contested the 2023 election.
In an interview with Channels TV on Friday night, Mr. Okupe said, “Let me tell you, of all the people who ran for president in 2023, by the benefit of hindsight, Bola Tinubu is the best,” Peoples Gazette reported.
Praising Tinubu’s accomplishments as the former governor of Lagos, Okupe dismissed his 2023 candidate, Peter Obi, and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party as lacking in comparison to Tinubu in terms of knowledge and capacity.
“From the benefit of hindsight, I’ve seen Peter Obi, I’ve worked with Atiku Abubakar. I knew Bola Tinubu a long time ago. But in terms of capacity, capability, knowledge, and commitment, you know, people keep underestimating what he did in Lagos. He did a wonderful job,” Mr. Okupe said.
He added that one year is too quick to assess Tinubu’s performance in office and urged Nigerians to give the president a chance to improve the country.
Mr. Okupe resigned from his role with Obi’s team shortly after the 2023 election, citing ideological differences.
