The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, has drawn parallels between Labour Party’s Peter Obi and former United States President, Donald Trump.
Ajayi likened Obi’s tactics to Trump’s, suggesting both use negative rhetoric to describe their countries and rally their bases.
Taking to X, he made this comparison after the US presidential debate between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Ajayi praised Harris for effectively prosecuting Trump during the debate, setting traps and exposing his weaknesses.
He noted that fact-checking revealed Harris made one incorrect claim, while Trump made 33 false claims during the 90-minute debate.
The comparison sparks interest in the similarities between political strategies in Nigeria and the US.
On his X handle, Mr Ajayi wrote, “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.
“Kamala Harris prosecuted Trump very well in their first face to face debate yesterday night. Kamala convincingly won the debate and left no one in doubt about his capacity.
“Vice President Harris knew Trump’s weakness 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.”
