Tinubu will defeat Atiku, Obi even if they unite in 2027 –Fayose
Ayo Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, says President Bola Tinubu will secure more than 12 million votes in the 2027 presidential election.
Fayose spoke during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today aired on Tuesday.
The former governor said Tinubu would defeat both Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the African Democratic Party (ADC), and Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in 2027, “even if they come together”.
“It’s a three-way horse; maybe I am not putting it right. Atiku is there, and Obi is there. Even if they come together, this man (Tinubu) will still defeat them. But let us say they don’t come together; too bad for them because this election will be balkanised,” Fayose said.
“South-west will come up with not less than six million differences; I’m telling you, between five to six million. Write it down. Other five million, who would vote for Obi or Atiku in Ekiti? Who would vote for them in Osun? Who would vote for them in Ondo? What is their structure?
“This politics is not a tea party. Asiwaju will have over 12 million votes. To rig the election now is very difficult. Very, very difficult.”
Fayose’s comment comes after the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council said Tinubu would record a “sweeping victory” in the 2027 election.
Speaking during an interview on Arise TV on Monday, Ima Niboro, spokesperson of the APC campaign council, said the party’s growing membership and the performance of Tinubu’s administration have strengthened its chances of winning the presidential election.
Niboro, a former media adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan, said the APC has 12.8 million registered members, describing the figure as a formidable electoral base ahead of the polls.
He said the figure was significantly higher than the membership of major opposition parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), African Democratic Congress (ADC), Labour Party and Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).
Niboro also said Tinubu deserves a second term based on what he described as the performance of his administration since the president assumed office in 2023.
