The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has expressed strong confidence that President Bola Tinubu will secure a second term in the 2027 presidential election.
Keyamo’s Appearance on Politics Today
Speaking on the Politics Today programme aired on Channels Television, Keyamo stated that Nigerians will vote overwhelmingly for Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC). He described the forthcoming poll as a foregone conclusion.
Dismissal of Opposition Threats
Keyamo dismissed the potential challenge from the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) standard‑bearer, Atiku Abubakar, arguing that their votes would be negligible.
He emphasized that his assessment was not rooted in arrogance but in a demographic analysis:
“I’m looking around between you and me, where would Peter Obi’s votes come from? I can’t see. I want to make a profound statement, not out of arrogance, not out of overconfidence, but out of pure demographic calculation. The 2027 elections is a coronation, not an election.”
Festus Keyamo
APC’s Recent Electoral Success
Keyamo pointed to the APC’s victories in the off‑season governorship elections of 2026 as evidence that the party is poised to repeat its success in the 2027 general elections.
Atiku’s Counter‑Statement
In a related development, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar urged President Tinubu to focus on addressing what he described as the failures of his administration rather than engaging in political rhetoric ahead of the 2027 polls.
Atiku characterised Tinubu’s recent declaration that he would “wrestle his opponents to the finish” as “the lamentation of a drowning man,” accusing the president of trying to divert attention from an “abysmal record in office.”
The former vice president noted that Tinubu made the remark in response to an appeal from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria for credible, transparent, and peaceful elections.
