2027 ELECTION WILL BE TINUBU’S CORONATION, NOT A CONTEST, SAYS KEYAMO
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu will secure re-election in the 2027 presidential election, describing the contest as “a coronation, not an election.”
Keyamo made the remarks on Thursday while speaking on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television, where he defended the performance of the Tinubu administration and dismissed the chances of the opposition.
The All Progressives Congress chieftain said the party’s recent electoral victories demonstrated Nigerians’ continued support for the APC.
“We have won in Ekiti now. We told them to vote, they voted. FCT they voted, we won,” he said.
Asked whether he was concerned about the prospects of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi in the 2027 presidential race, Keyamo said he did not see either posing a serious threat to the ruling party.
“I’m looking around, between you and me, where will Obi’s votes come from? I can’t see it,” he said.
When asked if Atiku represented a challenge to the APC, the minister replied, “Which Atiku? Nightmare who?” before laughing.
Keyamo maintained that President Tinubu’s return to office was virtually assured, citing what he described as demographic realities.
“I want to make a profound statement as a closing statement. Not out of arrogance, not out of overconfidence, but out of pure demographic calculations: the 2027 election is a coronation, not an election.
“I repeat don’t take me out of context out of pure demographic calculations, it’s a coronation,” he said.
President Tinubu is expected to seek a second term on the APC platform in the 2027 presidential election alongside Vice President Kashim Shettima.
His anticipated challengers include Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, with the 2027 poll expected to be keenly contested among the country’s major political parties.
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