- He stated that the coalition can’t be compared to the alliance and merger that led to the creation of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2013.
The Presidency has said the newly formed opposition coalition cannot defeat President Bola Tinubu in 2027, stressing that the president is unfazed by recent happenings in Nigeria’s political terrain.
President Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, stated that the coalition poses no threat to his principal’s re-election bid.
Onanuga made this known on Thursday while speaking on Arise Television’s Prime Time.
He stated that the coalition can’t be compared to the alliance and merger that led to the creation of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2013.
Onanuga said the coalition has become a distraction to the government of the day with their politicking even before the commencement of electioneering.
According to Onanuga: “They are jumping the gun, it’s not yet time for politicking as they are doing.
“We didn’t go the way they are going about it, the alliance or merger we had in 2013 was not like these people are making it look.
“It didn’t give much distraction to the government in power, but the way they are doing it is as if INEC has blown the whistle for party politics to start, but it’s not so.
“They are free because this is a free country and people can come together to form all kinds of alliances
“But as far as the APC is concerned, we are not seeing the coalition as any threat.”
He also stated that a joint ticket of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi can’t defeat the president in 2027.
He said the coalition is just throwing different darts against the wall, hoping one will stick, noting that the achievements of Tinubu will guarantee his re-election.
“Even if you merge Peter Obi and Atiku together, there is no way the two of them can beat a Bola Tinubu and Shettima ticket; it is not going to be possible.”
“He (Obi) will not get the blind followership he received in 2023; it will not happen because he wants to be president and they want him to be Vice President.
“That is why when I look at it, they are just trying their luck, trying all kinds of permutations but the APC will still be in power in 2027.
“President Tinubu’s achievements in office will speak for him.”
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