2027: APC chairman says party polls show Tinubu will win presidential election
The APC National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, claims that internal party polls show President Bola Tinubu is positioned to win the 2027 presidential election. He defended the administration's economic and power sector reforms despite ongoing public concerns over the cost of living.
Why it matters
This statement signals the ruling party's early campaign strategy and its attempt to manage public perception regarding controversial economic policies.
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatd a , says the party’s internal opinion polls indicate that President Bola Tinubu will win the 2027 presidential election.
Mr Yilwatda said the ruling party had conducted surveys across states and obtained what he described as reliable statistics showing that it was ahead of its political opponents.
“We have done fact-finding; we are leading. We have done our polls. We have our own polls that give us the real statistics across the states,” he said.
The APC chairman spoke on Sunday during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics.
Asked whether the polls indicated that Mr Tinubu would win the election, Mr Yilwatda replied in the affirmative.
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