Former presidential aide Reno Omokri has said President Bola Tinubu was the right hand man to the late MKO Abiola.

Omokri also revealed that Tinubu helped Abiola strategize and win the 1993 election that was annulled by the military.

According to him, this is why the recent seismic political realignments in Nigeria in his favour should not surprise students of history.

He wrote on Facebook, "Historical context is required to understand President Bola TInubu. He did not start winning almost impossible-to-win elections in 2023. He is a veteran of such odds stacked against you elections.

"Many people forget or do not even know that then-Senator Bola Tinubu was Chief MKO Abiola's right-hand man, helping him strategise and win the famed June 12, 1993 election upset.

"For roles requiring trust, with perhaps the exception of his son, Kola, and his late wife, Kudirat, there was nobody Chief Abiola looked to politically above then-Senator Tinubu. Even his political foe, Alhaji Sule Lamido, recently and grudgingly admitted it during an interview.

"Hate him or love him, President Bola Tinubu is the best politician in Nigeria. He understands human nature, anticipates betrayal before it happens, and plans ahead for it.

"He also forgives easily, where there is repentance, and is able to work on the basis of no permanent enemy or friend but permanent interests.

"But perhaps his biggest selling point is his relationship building abilities. The man knows how to reach out and touch people at the point of their need instead of waiting to get them by appealing to their greed, like his opponents.

"As long as God spares his life, I do not see anyone who can stop his reelection in 2027. Certainly not Nasir el-Rufai, who could not deliver his state to the APC when he was in office, how much more now that he is an out of office has been.

"And neither can Peter Obi, who has been exposed as an Islam-hating 'Yes Daddy' opportunistic politician."

ASA