President Bola Tinubu has declared that he will resist efforts by opposition forces to unseat him as the 2027 presidential election approaches, vowing to remain in the contest until the end. Tinubu made the declaration on Tuesday when he received the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), led by its……
President Bola Tinubu has declared that he will resist efforts by opposition forces to unseat him as the 2027 presidential election approaches, vowing to remain in the contest until the end.
Tinubu made the declaration on Tuesday when he received the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), led by its President, Most Rev. Matthew Ndagoso, at the State House.
With less than six months to the election, the President said he was aware of moves by political opponents seeking to take over his position and insisted that he would not be persuaded to abandon his political ambition.
He also expressed confidence in the neutrality of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), dismissing concerns raised by some politicians about the electoral body.
Tinubu said those raising alarm over the electoral process were merely expressing fear, insisting that he remained focused on the contest ahead.
The President maintained that he was prepared to face his political opponents and remain in the race through to the final stage of the 2027 election.
“I asked for this job. I’m in it. Those who will take it from me will try. They will try. All is fair in politics, and it’s equal opportunity.
“INEC, you mentioned, is neutral. They’ve never, never intimidated anybody. If political opponents are crying wolves, maybe they are afraid of their own shadows and the uncertainty in the companies they keep, not me.
“I’m ready, but I won’t give them a red carpet. I won’t offer them the leash to tie me and rope me. No, we wrestle each other to the finishing point,” the President said.
He also noted that the quality of life is improving, noting that he inherited the assets and liabilities of his predecessor and had been running with it.
“The quality of life is improving. Our founding fathers did their best; they lived for the nation, and we owe it to our generations yet unborn to build the nation of unity, stability and prosperity for the future, to educate our people.
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“Yes. None of your children in the university today, and I will say all of them are your children, the reverend fathers,” Tinubu said.
“You can’t say a four-year course is not four years. ASUU is not on strike. They are not bringing agony to your homes. Is that not an answer to our prayers? To me, that’s an answer.
“The security situation is what it is. We don’t have another country, but here, this Nigeria.
“And then we revert to our national anthem. In this complexity, diversity, we shall thrive, live, rejoice and be good to all of us, as humanity.
“And that is all, I think. Yes, I’ve seen that. The challenges are there. I inherited it. I didn’t run away,” he added.
Earlier, CBCN President Most Rev. Matthew Ndagoso thanked President Tinubu for the warm reception accorded the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, during the celebration of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Nigeria and the Vatican.
Ndagoso also raised concerns over the country’s security situation, the quality and capacity of tertiary education, the need to sustain democratic gains, credible elections and the rising level of poverty.
The CBCN president urged the President to consider restoring mission schools and ensure equal treatment for worshippers across the country, including equitable access to places of worship in different parts of the country.
The Archbishop of Kaduna further called on the Federal Government to ensure that the 2027 elections are free and fair.
