2027: Atiku, Obi, Duke, Makinde no match for Tinubu, APC declares
The Nigerian ruling party, APC, has dismissed opposition candidates for the 2027 presidential election, claiming President Tinubu has a superior record. The party also criticized former officials for alleged mismanagement of past infrastructure budgets.
Why it matters
This reflects the early political maneuvering and rhetoric shaping the upcoming Nigerian presidential election cycle.
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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Donald Duke and Seyi Makinde are no match for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election.
The quartet are the presidential candidates of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), People’s Redemption Party PRP and the Allied People’s Movement (APM), respectively.
National Chairman of the party, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, made the declaration on Thursday while receiving the Forum of APC House of Representatives Aspirants, led by Hon. Danjuma Mohammed, at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja.
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