The Presidency has drawn a comparison between Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, and former US President Donald Trump.
The comparison was made by Temitope Ajayi, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Bola Tinubu, in a statement released on Wednesday.
Ajayi’s remarks were made in the context of the recent US presidential debate between Trump and Democrat candidate Kamala Harris, held on Tuesday night.
In his analysis, Ajayi suggested that both Obi and Trump share a tendency to use highly negative rhetoric to garner voter sympathy.
On his X handle, Ajayi stated, “Peter Obi is the Nigeria version of Donald Trump. Like Obi, Trump will use the most negative epithets imaginable to describe a country he wants to lead again just to make a point and rile up his base.”
He continued to evaluate the debate performance, saying, “Kamala Harris prosecuted Trump very well in their first face-to-face debate last night. Kamala convincingly won the debate and left no one in doubt about her capacity.”
Ajayi noted, “Vice President Harris knew Trump’s weaknesses and set traps for him. Trump fell for her baits. Both candidates have been fact-checked on their claims in the debate.
“While Harris was reported to have made just one incorrect claim, Trump made 33 false claims in the same 90 minutes debate.”
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