‘It Matters Not Who The President Is’ – Doyin Okupe Drums Support For Tinubu Over Niger Republic

Labour Party (LP) chieftain and former director general of Peter Obi’s presidential campaign, Doyin Okupe, has reacted to President Bola Tinubu’s proposed military invasion in the Niger Republic.

Naija News earlier reported that the President had officially briefed the National Assembly on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and proposed military action and other penalties against the coup plotters in the Niger Republic.

In the letter to the Senate and read during plenary by Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, Tinubu informed the upper chamber that sanctions, including freezing utility services and closing land borders with the Niger Republic, were imposed on the neighbouring West African country at an emergency meeting after its coup.

Reacting to this, Doyin Okupe, in a tweet on Friday, said there is a need to protect democracy, and Nigerians must not be quiet due to internal differences.

Okpe noted that irrespective of who the president is, Nigerians and political leaders must unite in defence of the country.

He added that Tinubu is fighting for the enthronement of democracy in West Africa, and it is a commendable act.

He wrote: “I am not suggesting we go to war with Niger. But Niger cannot rubbish Nigeria. I as a patriot, will not take that. We should not be quiet cos of internal differences & allow this to happen. Presidents are not permanent. We must all protect that seat else it’s not worth fighting for.

“In this period of international conflict, all Nigerians & our political leaders must unite and collectively rise in defence of our Sovereign state. It matters not who the president is.

“The true test of our patriotism is the ability to put aside our domestic differences in times like this and jointly condemn the effrontery & undiplomatic assault from Niger’s military adventurers. President Bola Tinubu is fighting for the enthronement of democracy in West Africa.

“It is a commendable act. This has, from time immemorial, been the established focus and centre point of our foreign policy. We cannot waver now even in spite of economic challenges. We must rebuke and condemn the demeaning of the Nigerian Presidency..especially from countries that we have laboured and committed enormous resources to support the welfare & well being of their citizenry”