Senator Biodun Olujimi, a former Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP) chieftain who not too long ago defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated will probably be extraordinarily troublesome for any opposition get together to defeat President Bola Tinubu within the 2027 basic election.
Talking on Politics Immediately, a Channels Tv programme, Olujimi described Tinubu as a “dyed-in-the-wool politician” whose depth and expertise in Nigerian politics provides him a transparent benefit forward of the following presidential race.
“That is the primary time we’re having a dyed-in-the-wool politician as a politician. He is aware of his onions, he is aware of all of us, he’s been within the system for a really very long time. It’ll be robust to beat him,” she stated.
Olujimi highlighted Tinubu’s political historical past and affect throughout get together traces, saying, “It is a man who has labored with everybody, who has been helpful to everybody, who has had alternatives to help authorities — beating him? Herculean job.”
In a separate interview with TVC, Olujimi defined the explanations behind her defection from the PDP to the APC, citing her admiration for the Tinubu administration’s resolve in making and standing by robust selections.
“Effectively, the PDP journey was a really lengthy journey. It was pleasurable at first, however then it turned very torturous and really problematic,” she stated. “And so it was time to maneuver on. It was time to re-energise. It was time to reorder priorities.”
Olujimi, who represented Ekiti South within the Senate, praised Tinubu for remaining steadfast within the face of public criticism over troublesome reforms.
“I’ve all the time been a proponent of presidency taking very robust selections and standing behind these robust selections,” she stated. “That is the primary time I’ll see a authorities take robust selections, stand by it, and run with it. And that’s the reason for which I’ve determined to pitch my tent.”
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