{"id":361703,"date":"2025-08-01T08:47:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T07:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=361703"},"modified":"2025-08-01T08:47:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T07:47:43","slug":"ex-ekiti-deputy-governor-dismisses-obis-chances-in-2027-says-tinubu-remains-formidable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/08\/01\/ex-ekiti-deputy-governor-dismisses-obis-chances-in-2027-says-tinubu-remains-formidable\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Ekiti deputy governor dismisses Obi\u2019s chances in 2027, says Tinubu remains formidable"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Olujimi believes Tinubu\u2019s connections and long experience make him hard to beat in any presidential contest.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>She said Tinubu has worked with various governments and political actors across Nigeria\u2019s regions.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The former deputy governor of Ekiti State, Senator Biodun Olujimi, has dismissed the chances of Labour Party\u2019s Peter Obi defeating President Bola Tinubu in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Olujimi described Obi\u2019s strategy during the 2023 elections as rhetorical, stressing that it might no longer resonate with voters in the next election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>She made this known during an appearance on Channels Television\u2019s Politics Today programme aired on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>She said, \u201cThe rhetoric of the last election will not work again, unless he comes with another gimmick. And you see, this (Tinubu) is a politician, a man who knows the terrain well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Olujimi said Tinubu&#8217;s political experience and wide network made him a tough contender in any future election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the first time we are having a dyed-in-the-wool politician as president. He knows his onions; he knows all of us. He has been in the system for a very long time. It\u2019s tough,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a man who has worked with everyone, who has been useful to everyone, who has had opportunities to assist governments. Beating him? Uphill task.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Olujimi, who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress, said she joined the ruling party because of its renewed focus under Tinubu\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>She said, \u201cThe APC we talked about in the past, the government that was in power then, is not the current one in power. There is a different APC now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis government is pragmatic. It\u2019s resolute; it\u2019s taking tough decisions and running with the decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added that the Tinubu administration had refused to abandon difficult policies despite pushbacks, a move that convinced her to switch camps.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not like other governments\u2014taking tough decisions and, when people start to complain, dropping it and making them comfortable again, going back to the old ways,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRather, it\u2019s taking the bull by the horns and moving on, and that is what I saw in the new APC. I am telling you that it is this government that made me join the APC, not any other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Olujimi also criticised the Peoples Democratic Party for failing to live up to expectations as an opposition party after its defeat in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>She said the PDP continued to behave as if it was still in power, instead of presenting an alternative political agenda.<\/p>\n<p>The former lawmaker also dismissed rumours linking her to the African Democratic Congress, describing the party as lacking grassroots presence in Ekiti.<\/p>\n<p>She said the ADC had no real structures at the local and state levels, making any alliance with the party unrealistic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olujimi believes Tinubu\u2019s connections and long experience make him hard to beat in any presidential contest. She said Tinubu has worked with various governments and political actors across Nigeria\u2019s regions. 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