He also said that the five northern state governors who have been going around the country ostensibly to stop any attempt by the President to go for a second term in office have their own agenda but only using the Rivers State crisis as a smokescreen.
The Presidential aide assured that nobody can beat the President whenever he makes up his mind to join the race.
Okupe, who made the declaration while fielding questions from newsmen in Abuja on Thursday, said it would be advantageous to the ruling party to field the incumbent President who, rather than campaign with what he will do when elected, will convince the electorate with what he had already achieved.
He said, “If this party PDP is a very serious party, which I believe it is, if the President decides to run, why should the party pick somebody else? The only advantage it will have in contesting is that it has an incumbent President who will not be telling Nigerians that ‘vote for me I will do this.’ He will be telling Nigerians ‘vote for me, I have done this.’
“All those talking about no automatic ticket, what they are saying is politically unwise and impracticable and they cannot come to pass.”
The Presidential aide, who emphasised that Jonathan has not decided to run, was confident that if he so decides, nobody can beat him.
He added that those who are boasting that the south will never win the presidency are “day dreaming” as what they are saying “will never come to pass.”
“President Jonathan has not decided and has not told anybody. That is the truth. If he decides to run, nobody can beat him, it’s not possible. The calculations are in his favour, the odds are in his favour, the national supports are in his favour, the performance index is in his favour,” he stated.
Okupe further remarked that the five northern governors who are presently touring the country, are not telling Nigerians the truth as they have an agenda other than the Rivers State crisis which they claim they are holding consultations over.
“President Jonathan has not decided and has not told anybody. That is the truth. If he decides to run, nobody can beat him, it’s not possible. The calculations are in his favour, the odds are in his favour, the national supports are in his favour, the performance index is in his favour,” he stated.
Okupe further remarked that the five northern governors who are presently touring the country, are not telling Nigerians the truth as they have an agenda other than the Rivers State crisis which they claim they are holding consultations over.
According to him, “they have their own agenda. It is not what they are telling the Nigerian public. They are telling us that the real motivating factor is this Rivers State and people keep talking about crisis in Rivers State. How do you define crisis? There is no unrest in Rivers State.
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