BREAKING: Okupe speaks on Northern presidency, explains why Tinubu must complete 2 tenures

Doyin Okupe, a former media aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has said that it would be unfair for the northern region to demand for presidency in 2027.

Okupe said it is important to allow the southern part of the country to complete their eight-year double tenure of four years.

An avid supporter of President Bola Tinubu, the former spokesperson for the Peter Obi presidential campaign in 2023 urged Northern politicians to stay away from contesting at the next election.

Also stating that the former vice president Atiku Abubakar is qualified to run for the presidency in 2027, Okupe urged the Northern politicians to shelves their ambition.

He said this would be in the interest of national cohesion.

He said, “Atiku failed in 2023, not because he was not a good person, but because people felt that a northern Muslim cannot succeed another northern Muslim after eight years.

“If Atiku still contests in 2027, he has a right. He is eminently qualified and one of the best we have, but geopolitics is an issue. The conditionality still persists, a Southerner would have just completed four years and needs another four-year term.

“It’s not in the constitution, but we agree that when a Northerner does his eight years, a Southerner will do. So, the North cannot now terminate the tenure of the South in 2027. It is not going to work,” Okupe added.