Why Tinubu will lose in 2027 – Aregbesola

Former Minister of Interior and National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rauf Aregbesola, has predicted that President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will lose power in the 2027 general elections.

Speaking in Ilorin on Saturday after inaugurating the new Kwara State secretariat of the ADC along Basin Road, Aregbesola said the ruling party’s actions reveal insecurity rather than confidence in its strength ahead of the next polls.

His words: “If APC is confident of its strength, it won’t be so hyped and charged as to be hounding and hunting opposition all over the place.

“How can we interpret what APC is doing all over Nigeria to us? They are harassing and intimidating every one of our members, not just our leaders but nationwide, be it Lagos, Kebbi, Kaduna.

“If indeed they are confident of the strength they are showcasing, one would expect that they will be so calm but reverse is the case, so what does that tell you?” he queried.

According to the former Osun State governor, the ruling party’s aggressive stance betrays its fear of losing popularity. “They themselves know that they are not popular and the party that will harvest their unpopularity is ADC. Regardless of the grandstanding, by the grace of God, ADC will take over the mantle of leadership in Nigeria and in most of the state,” he added.

Aregbesola also dismissed recent defections of governors to the APC, describing such politicians as “enemies of the people.” He said, “The governors that are going to APC are the enemies of the people and people know this. They are hated, so it is good riddance to bad rubbish.”

Former Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, who recently joined the ADC after leaving the PDP, echoed Aregbesola’s optimism. “The party has been prepared and is here to stay. It’s to demonstrate to us that a new dawn has been set up in Kwara. And it’s you and I,” he said.

“This is the beginning of a new direction in our political experience and we are poised to take over leadership of the country in 2027,” Ahmed added.