Tag: Tinubu

2027: “Tinubu has taken over South,; needs little votes from North”– Fayose

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Fayose on 20272

Former Ekiti State governor  and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ayodele Fayose, had called the 2027 presidential election in favour of President Bola Tinubu. He made the call while appearing on a television programme on Friday, where he spoke on the PDP crisis and ongoing political realignments ahead of the next general election. The former Governor played down the threats of opposition against Tinubu’s chances, insisting that the President holds all the aces to secure a re-election, dismissing the reported growing disaffection against the President in the…

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2027: “Allow Tinubu complete secure second-term” –  Ohanaeze begs Obi

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Ohanaeze begs Obi

A faction of the pan Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has pleaded with the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last general election, Peter Obi, for the sake of equity, national integration, and peace, to drop his 2027 presidential ambition and support President Bola Tinubu’s bid for a second term. In a statement issued in Abakaliki yesterday, the Deputy National President of Ohanaeze, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, told Obi that winning the presidency from the incumbent, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will prove exceedingly challenging, reminding him that only the…

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Netizens react, as Daura Emir openly campaign for Tinubu during First Lady’s visit 

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Netizens Daura Emir

The Emir of Daura, Umar Farouk Umar, has given a resounding endorsement of President Bola Tinubu’s reelection bid, urging a delegation led by First Lady, Remi Tinubu to chant: “Tinubu, Tinubu, Tinubu in 2027”, to the bewilderment of those present and netizens. The moment occurred on Saturday, during a condolence visit by Mrs. Tinubu and other dignitaries to the Emir’s palace in Daura, Katsina State, over the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The viral video capturing the moment has made netizens express divergent views on social media, with some…

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Ganduje explains absence during Tinubu’s Kano visit

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Ganduje explains

The immediate-past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has given reasons why he was unavoidably absent during President Bola Tinubu’s condolence visit to Kano on Friday, saying it was due to a pre-scheduled personal engagement in London. The personal engagement commenced five days after Ganduje’s resignation from the party’s leadership. A former Chief of Staff to the APC National Chairman, Muhammad Garba, whi made the clarification in a statement yesterday, said contrary to media speculations suggesting that Ganduje was either unwell or deliberately excluded…

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Buhari’s Death: “We’re not orphans, Tinubu’s our leader” – Barau

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Barau Jibrin

Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, has dismissed suggestions that members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), particularly those loyal to the Late Former President Muhammadu Buhari, now feel politically orphaned. He spoke to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Hausa service shortly after the Federal Executive Council Special Session led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday, described the notion as not true because the ruling party now has a great leader in the person of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Speaking after the FEC event, he said: “That’s not true.…

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“Tinubu’s worse than Buhari” – Ex-SGFs Babachir Lawal, Boss Mustapha slam President

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Babachir, Boss Mustapha

…Back opposition coalition Two former Secretaries to the Government of the Federation (SGFs), Babachir Lawal and Boss Mustapha, have launched scathing criticisms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accusing him of worsening Nigeria’s problems and overstating his role in the country’s political history. In a televised interview, Lawal, who once backed Tinubu’s 2023 presidential bid, said the president has failed to tackle the challenges he inherited from Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Instead, he argued, Tinubu has deepened the country’s woes. “Government is about improving lives. If Tinubu inherited bad policies, why hasn’t…

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2027 : “I’ll no longer support Tinubu, but the North” – Asari-Dokubo

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Asari Dokubo

Former Niger-Delta militant and leader of the defunct Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, has declared that he will no longer support Yoruba politicians because they have betrayed him and the Ijaw people. In a video shared on social media platforms yesterday, Dokubo insisted that he is now politically aligned with politicians from Northern Nigeria because they are not traitors like their Yoruba counterparts. The ex-militant accused Yoruba politicians and elite of turning against their long-standing allies from the Niger Delta after benefiting politically from them. “The Yorubas have…

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2027: “Tinubu may get less than 30% Northern votes” – Zainab Galadima warns

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Zainab Galadima

A political commentator and daughter of elder statesman Buba Galadima, Zainab, has predicted a tough road ahead for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, stating that he may struggle to secure up to 30 percent of votes from Northern Nigeria. Speaking during an appearance on a popular podcast: ‘Mic On’, hosted by Seun Okinbaloye, Galadima emphasized that growing discontent across the North could dramatically affect the President’s chances of re-election. She described the coming election as potentially the “toughest political battle” of Tinubu’s career. “There is palpable…

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2027 Coalition: “We’ll register new party unnamed as backup to ADC” – El-Rufa’i

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El Rufa'I on 2027 Coalition

Ex chieftain of the Social Democratic Party, (SDP) and National Coordinator of the opposition coalition party, Nasir el-Rufa’i, has said a new political unnamed party would be registered as a back-up for the African Democratic Congress, (ADC). El-Rufa’i said the new party would be registered as an alternative option to counter potential infiltration by the All Progressives Congress, (APC), into the ADC. Recall that the opposition coalition adopted the ADC as its platform on Wednesday. However, El-Rufa’i said there is a tendency that the APC might instigate a crisis within…

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“Tinubu met Davido, others but denied me access” – Ex-presidential aide

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Ex presidential aide

Former senior special assistant on public affairs to President Bola Tinubu, Aliyu Audu, has criticised the president over what he described as exclusion and neglect during his time in office. Speaking on Thursday, Audu expressed frustration over the lack of access he had to the president, despite serving as one of his official spokespersons for nearly two years. His words: “I worked for the president for nearly two years. I didn’t have a sit-down with him. I was one of his spokespersons. But he sat with Davido, who insulted him…

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