Chairman of the North-Central All Progressives Congress (APC) Forum, Saleh Zazzaga, has declared that there is no magic that can stop President Bola Tinubu from winning the 2027 presidential election.
In a statement issued in Abuja yesterday, Zazzaga said Nigerians will vote massively for Tinubu in 2027 as his policies would have turned the country around for good by the time the election comes around.
Zazzaga, a member of the APC Presidential Campaign Council in the 2023 election, was responding to remarks made by Kano State New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) chairman, Hashimu Suleiman Dungurawa, who warned Tinubu to prepare for defeat if he decides to run for a second-term in office in 2027.
Dungurawa, while addressing newsmen in Kano on Thursday, said Nigerians will vote Tinubu out in 2027 due to his anti-people policies.
He warned Tinubu, saying: “With these harsh anti-masses policies, and your stance on them, just prepare for defeat in the next general elections. You either change them or we Nigerians together will change you”, adding that NNPP national leader, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, would defeat Tinubu in 2027.
“With these problems and many more created by the APC government, it is just a matter of time, but we are going to ensure that Tinubu is out in 2027 and Kwankwaso, a true democrat, comes in”, the Kano NNPP chairman added.
However, reacting to the NNPP leader’s comments, Zazzaga stressed that there is no way the APC, through Tinubu, will not retain the presidency in 2027.
Zazzaga declared that the ‘bold decisions’ taken by Tinubu, such as the removal of the fuel subsidy and the floating of the Naira, were necessary steps that had to be taken to put the country on the right path.
Noting that Tinubu should be commended for taking decisions that, according to him, previous administrations were afraid to take, Zazzaga said Nigerians would feel the positive effects of the policies soon.
“There is no magic that will make Tinubu lose the presidential election in 2027. There is no way the President Bola Tinubu-led APC government will not have a second-term in office, and this is not because of the incumbency factor, but due to the fact that the President is doing well and his achievements will be appreciated by Nigerians, come 2027.
“The policies introduced by President Tinubu, such as subsidy removal and floating the Naira, are necessary steps that had to be taken for the good of the country. He deserves a second-term, to midwife these reforms, which are already bearing fruit; and I believe all Nigerians should support his administration to improve the situation in the country”, Zazzaga said.
The APC chieftain added that Tinubu’s proposed tax reforms, which he described as “pro-poor”, would benefit the masses and encourage small businesses.
Zazzaga further pointed out that the North-Central APC Forum had endorsed Tinubu for a second-term after assessing his administration so far and giving the President a pass-mark on security, appointments, infrastructure, the economy, and other areas.
Zazzaga added that, just as it did in the 2023 election, the North-Central APC Forum will work for Tinubu’s reelection in 2027.
