- Okupe also noted that Tinubu implemented the student loan and consumer protection programmes, providing loans to low income earners in a systematic manner.
- He recalled that the president paid off some debts that were going to cripple the country’s economy.
Doyin Okupe, a former presidential aide, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu offers a more advanced policy document than his rivals in the 2023 elections.
During an evaluation of the president’s governance on Tuesday, he characterized his reform initiative as the “most credible”.
The ex-spokesperson pointed out that Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, formulated his proposals based on theoretical loans.
He remarked that Tinubu has thoroughly implemented his ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’, also noting that the president has settled significant debts to enhance economic stability.
“Tinubu has a better policy document than any of his two rivals during the 2023 presidential election,” NAN quoted Okupe as saying.
“Atiku Abubakar of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is an experienced, knowledgeable and thorough-bred politician.
“I know that for a fact that he also came with a testament that would have been binding on him and Nigerians.
“But when you put the testament side-by-side the current reality on ground, it is not applicable.”
Okupe indicated that former president Muhammad Buhari’s time in office left a financially unstable environment, mentioning that global institutions declined to lend Nigeria funds.
“So the premise Atiku placed his testament on was sinking and it can’t work,” he said.
“As for Peter Obi of Labour Party, he did not given any document to Nigerians that he was going to work on.
“In Labour Party, we didn’t have a document that we could adopt as a policy document for what was going on.
“All we were saying was that we wanted to take Nigeria from consumption to production; good rethorics, but it was not grounded either in policy development or principle application.”
The politician further stated that Tinubu addressed foreign exchange challenges, preventing individuals from taking advantage of earnings through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) connections.
“Two months after getting into government, he put up a committee to look into tax reform which was in his agenda,” Okupe said.
“This man (Tinubu) has a systematic, reliable, focused and applicable agenda that can take Nigeria to enviable heights.
“Though I never supported Tinubu ahead of the election; he is not my friend and we were not in the same party, in retrospect however, his reform agenda is the most credible.
“The Renewed Hope Agenda he (Tinubu) brought is one that can address, and is addressing, the country’s current challenges.”
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