Eric Patrick
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has declared that President Bola Tinubu has no real looking path to re-election in 2027, saying Nigerians have misplaced religion within the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its management.
Talking in a video shared through his verified X (previously Twitter) account on Thursday, El-Rufai, now a key determine within the Social Democratic Party (SDP), stated:
“Anybody who thinks Bola Tinubu could be re-elected in 2027 resides in a foreign country. It’s not possible.”
He blamed rising public dissatisfaction with the APC and its {economic} insurance policies for the decline in assist, warning that even the weakest opposition might unseat Tinubu.
“I don’t see a pathway for him. Nigerians are uninterested in the APC. They’re sad with the insurance policies of this administration.”
El-Rufai additionally downplayed the importance of current defections to the ruling get together, describing them as opportunistic strikes by self-serving politicians or people looking for safety from anti-corruption probes.
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“It’s grasping and determined politicians—these after cash, contracts, appointments, or shielding themselves from EFCC and ICPC—which are defecting,” he stated.
The previous FCT Minister burdened that the SDP and a rising coalition of political {groups} are targeted on grassroots mobilisation reasonably than chasing political elites.
“For us, 2027 might be a battle between the APC and Nigerians.”
El-Rufai, as soon as a staunch supporter of Tinubu’s 2023 presidential bid, has since distanced himself from the administration. He’s now aligned with outstanding opposition figures, together with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-Rivers Governor Rotimi Amaechi, in a coalition aiming to unseat the president by way of the poll.
