A former presidential aide, Dr. Doyin Okupe, says that he’s essentially the most pretty well-prepared individual to be the subsequent Nigerian president.
He additionally claimed that he was the one which an ex-maximum ruler, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (retd.), had in thoughts when discussing Nigeria’s excellent subsequent president.
Final week, Babangida mentioned that Nigeria’s subsequent president needs to be a person who speaks to the residents, perceive economics, and have associates in each area.
He added that he had seen Nigerians who’ve these qualities, and that they’re of their sixties.
Okupe, who clocked 69 on March 22, was the Nationwide Publicity Secretary of the Nationwide Republican Conference; and had been disqualified from taking part within the United Nigeria Congress Celebration primaries.
He was additionally a governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Celebration in Ogun State; and had variously served as Particular Assistant on Media and Publicity to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo; in addition to Senior Particular Assistant on Public Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan.
Stated Babangida in a media interview that despatched Nigeria speaking, “I’ve began visualising Nigerian chief. That’s, an individual who travels throughout the nation and has a pal just about all over the place he travels to, and he is aware of at the very least one individual that he can talk with.
“That may be a one who may be very versed in economics and can also be politician, who ought to be capable of discuss to Nigerians and so forth. I’ve seen one, or two or three of such individuals already in his sixties. I imagine so if we will get him.”
Nevertheless, in a stay programme on Come up TV on Friday, Okupe mentioned that the previous head of state “had me in thoughts” when he listed these qualities.
“There’s no native authorities on this nation that I’ve not visited 5 instances. I’m essentially the most pretty well-prepared individual to be president.”
Persevering with, he mentioned, “I feel IBB bought it proper; imagine me sincerely. That individual needs to be one one who can decide up his cellphone and name at the very least one individual in each native authorities of the nation.
“Meaning he have to be any person who has socially interacted throughout sections of Nigeria and understands the terrain.
“I’m in my sixties, and I imagine [that] by what IBB had truly mentioned — I’ve not spoken to him — I’ve a sense that he had me in thoughts. I have to be one of many three individuals he had in thoughts.
“Consider me, sincerely, there’s no native authorities on this nation that I’ve not visited 5 instances; there’s none. And I’m essentially the most pretty well-prepared individual to be president.”
The following presidential election in Nigeria is predicted to carry in 2023.
