Sen. Dayo Adeyeye, a former Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP) says the loss of life of former President Muhammadu Buhari won’t have an effect on President Bola Tinubu’s possibilities in 2027.
Adeyeye, Chairman of the Board of Nigeria Port Authority (NPA) and a former Minister of State for Works, mentioned this whereas talking with newsmen on Saturday in Lagos.
He was reacting to commentaries made by some analysts that the Buhari issue aided Tinubu’s victory within the 2023 elections and that his loss of life would have an effect on the President’s possibilities in 2027.
The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) stories that Buhari secured over 15 million votes within the 2019 elections within the north, a area the place he loved a cult following.
NAN additionally stories {that a} vital variety of the over 8 million votes garnered by President Tinubu within the 2023 elections have been secured within the north.
Talking, Adeyeye mentioned conversations across the loss of life of Buhari affecting Tinubu’s votes within the north have been primarily based on defective premises.
The previous minister, additionally Nationwide Chairman, South West Agenda for Asiwaju (SWAGA), mentioned that Tinubu didn’t trip on the again of Buhari’s recognition within the north to win in 2023.
He famous that the President received primarily due to the assist loved all around the nation and by dint of exhausting work.
He mentioned, “It’s not right. Actually, Tinubu will win extra votes within the north and elsewhere in 2027 than anytime ever within the historical past of the republic.”
Adeyeye additionally described as unfounded the hearsay that the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) bloc inside the APC had turned its again away from Tinubu.
The previous Nationwide Publicity Secretary of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, mentioned that over 90 per cent of members of the group have been nonetheless solidly behind the President, supporting his reelection bid.
He mentioned that majority of members of the CPC bloc, led by former Gov. Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State and lots of others, had thrown their weight behind Tinubu.
“Ninety per cent of the CPC figures are with him (Tinubu), quote me anyplace. The management met about three or 4 weeks in the past and mentioned they’re with Tinubu,” he added.
Adeyeye additional mentioned that although elections are by no means the identical, the President had carried out sufficient work to emerge victorious in 2027.
On the rumoured plan by Gov.Seyi Makinde of Oyo to contest towards Tinubu in 2027, Adeyeye mentioned if the hearsay turned out to be true, Makinde standing towards Tinubu wouldn’t have any consequence on the President’s possibilities within the South West zone.
Adeyeye famous that although the Oyo State governor was eminently certified to run for presidency, his purported ambition would by no means pose any menace to Tinubu’s re-election.
“No, it’s not. It’s not a menace in any respect. Completely not, it’s of no consequence. It has no impact. Individuals are not fools,” he mentioned.
“Seyi Makinde is an efficient candidate, he is an efficient particular person, governor and extremely certified; he’s certified to run for President, however he won’t take a single vote out of Tinubu in 2027.
“Individuals know who they need and that’s the approach I take a look at it. Tinubu goes to win in all areas and and he’s going to win massively.”
Adeyeye mentioned some pursuits have been behind the rumoured plan to pitch Makinde towards Tinubu, to divide South West votes in 2027, and likened the plan to the popularity of the Nationwide Superior Celebration (NAP) in 1983, a step taken by some components to divide the votes of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s within the South West.
He mentioned that those that introduced out NAP’s Presidential Candidate, Mr Tunji Braithwaite, to divide Awolowo’s votes in the course of the second republic normal elections, weren’t good strategists.
Adeyeye mentioned that simply as NAP was of no consequence and impact to Awolowo’s possibilities, so would Makinde ‘s candidacy pose no menace to Tinubu’s possibilities within the South West in 2027.
In response to him, Awolowo predicted that NAP wouldn’t win a single councillorship, Home of Meeting seat, Home of Representatives seat and that precisely occurred.
Adeyeye mentioned that Tinubu’s dominance within the Southwest remained robust and never threatened by any candidate. (NAN)
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