Okupe also suggested that ‘T-Pain’ nickname given to President Bola Tinubu on social media means “Temporary pain”
By Kehinde Okeowo
A former Director-General of Peter Obi’s 2023 presidential campaign council, Doyin Okupe, has predicted that Nigerians will re-elect President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
He made this known on Monday while featuring on Channels Television programme, Politics Today.
Speaking during the interview, he said the T-Pain nickname given to Tinubu on social media “means temporary pain that will lead to an extensive, pleasant and something good for the nation”.
Okupe went on to say there is an unspoken agreement on rotational presidency between the southern and northern regions.
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He added that former President Muhammadu Buhari, who according to him, did not do well, completed eight years and now that Tinubu “is doing well”, he would use his eight years.
“Nigerians will decide so. I am sure. Nigerians are reasonable, sensible people, not demanding too much from their leaders,” Okupe said confidently a day after he met with the President in Abuja.
“If Bola Tinubu gives us light in 2027, if Bola Tinubu resolves this fuel crisis and this food crisis between now and that time, you’ll see that people will go on the streets and say it’s Bola or nobody,” he further said.
Meanwhile, Okupe has withdrawn his support for former Anambra State governor, Obi.
He also accused the Labour Party chieftain and his supporter of trying to bring down Yoruba people.
He said, “I cannot support Peter Obi again. The reason is because what we agreed was that a Southern President must emerge.
“Baba Adebanjo called me and said if a Southern President must emerge, which zone must it emerge from? And I said South East. Let’s support them
“And all eminent Yoruba people supported you, why now bring us down publicly? It’s wrong.”
