{"id":346426,"date":"2024-11-21T17:30:14","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T16:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=346426"},"modified":"2024-11-22T06:34:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T05:34:03","slug":"okupe-2023-presidential-election-not-rigged-lp-couldnt-have-performed-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/11\/21\/okupe-2023-presidential-election-not-rigged-lp-couldnt-have-performed-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Okupe: Tinubu won 2023 presidency \u2014 LP couldn\u2019t have performed better"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Okupe, who expressed strong belief in Tinubu\u2019s reforms, said that the President\u2019s policies would begin to yield results from the second year of his administration.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>The former LP chieftain said that Tinubu had impressed him not only as a politician, but as a technocrat: \u201ca man that is capable of deep thinking.\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Doyin Okupe has asserted that Bola Tinubu, the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, won the contest fairly.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in Lagos, Okupe, former director-general of the Labour Party&#8217;s presidential campaign, stated that his party&#8217;s performance was satisfactory.<\/p>\n<p>Okupe, who resigned from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/11\/18\/they-scuttled-my-aspiration-lp-candidate-blames-obi-nlc-for-defeat-in-ondo-guber-poll\/\"><strong>LP<\/strong><\/a> after the polls due to ideological differences, has consistently praised President Bola Tinubu&#8217;s administration.<\/p>\n<p>Okupe questioned the legitimacy of claims that the APC rigged the elections, citing Peter Obi&#8217;s victory in Tinubu&#8217;s home base as evidence to the contrary.<\/p>\n<p>He also pointed out that the APC lost elections in the home bases of President Muhammadu Buhari and the Secretary to the Government.<\/p>\n<p>Okupe argued that allegations of rigging are unfounded, stating that the election results, although imperfect, reflected the general voting pattern.<\/p>\n<p>He acknowledged that the Labour Party performed optimally, considering the circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Okupe criticized the PDP and LP for accusing the APC of stealing the presidency, labeling their claims as unrealistic.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that every election in Nigeria since 1960 has been marred by some form of rigging, except perhaps for MKO Abiola&#8217;s election.<\/p>\n<p>Okupe expressed confidence in Tinubu&#8217;s policies, predicting they will yield tangible results from the second year of his administration onward.<\/p>\n<p>He praised Tinubu as a skilled politician and technocrat, capable of deep thinking and possessing inherent development ideologies.<\/p>\n<p>Okupe likened Tinubu to the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, citing his impressive public policy ideas.<\/p>\n<p>He described Tinubu as a reformer who came into office well-prepared, despite facing significant challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Okupe urged Nigerians to support Tinubu in promoting national cohesion and stability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Okupe, who expressed strong belief in Tinubu\u2019s reforms, said that the President\u2019s policies would begin to yield results from the second year of his administration. 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