Doyin Okupe, a former spokesperson to Goodluck Jonathan, a former Nigerian president has outlined the errors his boss and their political party made before the 2015 election.
Okupe who was reacting to claims that candidacy of Jonathan was in error stated that the decision to pick his ex-boss was in order but noted that Prof. Attahiru Jega, former INEC chairman should have been sacked because of his political leaning.
“If any error was made it was firstly the failure of the PDP administration to sack the unfair and compromised electoral Officer who was allowed to conduct the election in spite of his obvious and profuse partisanship,” Okupe said on Facebook.
Read his full reaction below:
The impression created in the media recently that the candidacy of Goodluck Jonathan was an error is itself a grand fallacy which totally undermined the whole truth about the sanctity and correctness of the wisdom of the PDP National Executive committee which made and ratified that decision.
All over the world when an incumbent signifies intention for a second term it is customary that the established machinery of the party wholly backs and gratifies such intentions.
If any error was made it was firstly the failure of the PDP administration to sack the unfair and compromised electoral Officer who was allowed to conduct the election in spite of his obvious and profuse partisanship.
The second error was the inexplicable acquiescence of the PDP government to the use of the infamous Card Reader which was skilfully manipulated to the disadvantage of the PDP presidential candidate.
The third error of the PDP was to have fielded a good, God fearing and patriotic man who in spite of his enormous power,the avalanche of deployable arsenal of war at his disposal, transformed himself to be the victim and refused to fight so that his countrymen may live and his nation survive. The situation in Burundi today is highly instructive.
Certainly history will treat Goodluck Jonathan as one of the greatest heroes of this generation of African Leaders.
Definitely NOT an Error by any stretch of imagination .
I speak today not as a spokesman for President Jonathan, an episode and a proud chapter of my life which has since come to a close but rather I speak as a student of History and a veritable stakeholder in the Nigerian project. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Mr Okupe, your defense of your former boss is in order and admirable but nothing last forever! Despite the avalanche of state machinery at the disposal of the former President, he still lost the elections. Don't forget the series of campaigns demonizing PMB that you sponsored yet he won! The victory was divinely orchestrated to teach mortals like you that power belongs to God and only him can decide who rules his people.
ReplyDeleteI have nothing to add upon your comment thanks
DeleteThis man Okugbe is a mad man! Saying that "Prof. Attahiru Jega, former INEC chairman should have been sacked" proves that PDP is a party of criminals. This shows that these rogues wanted to rig elections. But the Almighty Allah showed them that He is the only ONE that decides.
ReplyDeleteSir U are Very Correct De truth will set us Free.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you expect from an aletenuje
ReplyDeleteYou are still dreaming, Mr. Okupe
ReplyDeleteEn he wil surely die dreaming.
DeleteKano Election was rigged in favor of Buhari
ReplyDeleteEven port harcourt election was rigged in favour or Buhari.
DeleteKano Election rigged for PMB agreed, what happen in Delta, PH, Edo, Imo, Akwa-Ibom, Cross River for GEJ? kettle calling Port black....Anonymous 7:10 dream on!
DeleteIf Kano Election is rigged in favour of PMB, Rivers Election is also rigged in favour of GEJ but Destiny still made him lost d Election.
DeleteFunny in all this GEJ issues, it's s the Yoruba men "who are supposed not to be trusted" that have stood by GEJ and not given up on him even in defeat.... Doyin, Abati, Fayose, Ffk... This is even when his own kinsmen are beginning to deny him... Yet the Yoruba man can't be trusted?
ReplyDeleteMr Okupe,stop hallucinating as it is too late to cry
ReplyDeleteHear this foolish fat cow talking rubbish. Omo baba 419 Agbonmagbe bank. Campaign after election. Now, Jega is a bad person. Just don't worry you go soon enter cooler and serve your jail term.
ReplyDeleteCan see how gullible these guys are! How does Jega come into play about a statement made by a PDP chieftain? The greatest mistake JEG made was appointing people like Doyin, Reuben & others into his govt. They remain the worst to have happened to that govt.
ReplyDeleteOkupe U have gone back to that igbo joint to smoke marijuana. It's not good for u. Just hear urself talk. Unrepentant criminal.
ReplyDeleteThis is the whole truth. jega had pre-election meeting with northerners on how to rig the election.
ReplyDeleteokupe oloriibuu...
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