- Dele Momodu criticized Doyin Okupe for supporting President Tinubu’s government despite the country’s current situation
- Momodu questioned Okupe’s sudden support for Tinubu after backing Peter Obi during the 2023 presidential election
Dele Momodu, celebrity journalist and social commentator, has criticized Doyin Okupe, ex-spokesman to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, for supporting the President Bola Tinubu-led government. Momodu berated Okupe for defending the incumbent administration despite the country’s current situation.
In a lengthy post via X on Friday, Momodu questioned Okupe’s sudden support for Tinubu, noting that Okupe had backed Peter Obi during the 2023 presidential election but has now made a U-turn. He accused the former DG of the Obi/Datti presidential campaign organization of failing to provide sound advice.
Momodu challenged Okupe and other government supporters to acknowledge Nigerians’ suffering and demand tangible changes. He wrote:
“My dear Egbon, DR DOYIN OKUPE, I’m more amazed at your flip-flops, Sir. You’re Reno’s senior in engaging in sophistry since your days as Obasanjo’s Spokesman in 1999, till you fell out. You’ve defended almost all governments since then with your eloquence. What has Nigeria gained? (I’ve been consistently in opposition in the last 42 years. Even the Buhari that I supported, regrettably, in 2015, I dumped within two months when I saw a total lack of direction, and I’ve apologized profusely and endlessly.
“There’s nothing more we want Nigeria to give us at this age and stage than good leadership… You and I met at the London Hilton Metropole in the dying days of the Jonathan government, and you boasted that no Jupiter could defeat Jonathan in an election. We had a bet of 20k USD, and you lost. You begged me for debt forgiveness two years ago at the Transcorp Hilton Abuja… I’m sure you must have persuaded the gentleman that he could never be defeated since the economists rated Nigeria very high. But you forgot that a government must never rely solely on theoretical economic indices.
“It must be balanced with real and practical economy. (About two months ago, President William Ruto of Kenya was given a Royal welcome to the White House in Washington DC. Today, he is being treated like a pariah in his own country. Heaps of praise from the Western world cannot guarantee a safe economy…) You later worked on the Presidential bid of Senate President DR ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI before ending up with GOVERNOR PETER OBI. I won’t bother about the outcomes. Like Reno, I acknowledge your brilliance, but only you know why TINUBU is your sudden IDOL…
“The people of Nigeria have never had things so bad, and you’re both defending a profligate government with untenable economic hocus-pocus… I will personally carry TINUBU on my head if he can cut his government’s reckless spending, make palpable sacrifices, ignite an agricultural revolution, empower our brilliant and energetic youths with vocational grants instead of distributing cash to phantom politicians, etc… But with advisers like you, no government can succeed.”