{"id":155121,"date":"2025-03-13T20:09:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T19:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/tinubus-re-election-in-2027-is-certain-bashir-lamido"},"modified":"2025-03-25T20:04:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T19:04:49","slug":"tinubus-re-election-in-2027-is-certain-bashir-lamido","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubus-re-election-in-2027-is-certain-bashir-lamido","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu\u2019s re-election in 2027 is certain \u2013 Bashir Lamido"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Pioneer Leader of Arewa Summit International, Dr. Bashir Lamido, has stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu\u2019s re-election in 2027 is inevitable, citing the strong backing of influential political figures.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to journalists on Wednesday at the Abuja Expo and Ruhe Global Resources International Education Fair in Abuja, Lamido ruled out the possibility of the opposition defeating Tinubu, stressing that the president\u2019s strategic alliances have already secured his political future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe quality of political heavyweights supporting President Tinubu\u2019s re-election makes it practically impossible for him to lose in 2027,\u201d Lamido stated.<\/p>\n<p>He named key figures such as former Zamfara State Governor Abdul\u2019aziz Yari, former Abia State Governor Orji Uzor Kalu, APC National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje, and former Delta State Governor James Ibori as formidable allies ensuring Tinubu\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople speculated that Yari, Kalu, and Ibori might join the opposition to unseat the president. I also heard that Nasir El-Rufai tried to create a rift between the president and Ganduje. But today, all these men have aligned with Tinubu. They are presidential materials in their own right, yet they have thrown their weight behind him. With this kind of support, Tinubu cannot lose,\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>Lamido dismissed the opposition\u2019s ability to form a strong coalition against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), pointing out internal divisions within the People\u2019s Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you talk about the opposition taking power, you should ask yourself, can they even agree among themselves? PDP and LP are deeply divided. Who will fly their ticket? Atiku Abubakar or Peter Obi? Nasir El-Rufai or Yemi Osinbajo? Rotimi Amaechi or Bukola Saraki? They all have presidential ambitions and are not ready to step down for one another,\u201d he argued.<\/p>\n<p>He further noted that while the opposition remains undecided, Tinubu\u2019s allies are actively working to consolidate power ahead of the next election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president\u2019s men are already preparing. Yari is engaging in massive empowerment programs in the North, Kalu is doing the same in the South and even extending his influence to the North.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey meet with the president regularly. There is direction, purpose, and everything is being streamlined for victory,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Pioneer Leader of Arewa Summit International, Dr. Bashir Lamido, has stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu\u2019s re-election in 2027 is inevitable, citing the strong backing of influential political figures. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday at the Abuja Expo and Ruhe Global Resources International Education Fair in Abuja, Lamido ruled out the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":155120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[14934,16327,254,945],"class_list":["post-155121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-2027-election","tag-bashir-lamido","tag-nigeria","tag-tinubu"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tinubu\u2019s re-election in 2027 is certain \u2013 Bashir Lamido - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Pioneer Leader of Arewa Summit International, Dr. Bashir Lamido, has stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu\u2019s re-el ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubus-re-election-in-2027-is-certain-bashir-lamido\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tinubu\u2019s re-election in 2027 is certain \u2013 Bashir Lamido\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Pioneer Leader of Arewa Summit International, Dr. Bashir Lamido, has stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu\u2019s re-el ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubus-re-election-in-2027-is-certain-bashir-lamido\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-13T19:09:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-25T19:04:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/sm_1741885491.96747.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"733\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubus-re-election-in-2027-is-certain-bashir-lamido#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubus-re-election-in-2027-is-certain-bashir-lamido\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Tinubu\u2019s re-election in 2027 is certain \u2013 Bashir Lamido\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-13T19:09:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-25T19:04:49+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubus-re-election-in-2027-is-certain-bashir-lamido\"},\"wordCount\":386,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubus-re-election-in-2027-is-certain-bashir-lamido#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/sm_1741885491.96747.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"2027 election\",\"Bashir Lamido\",\"Nigeria\",\"Tinubu\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubus-re-election-in-2027-is-certain-bashir-lamido#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubus-re-election-in-2027-is-certain-bashir-lamido\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tinubus-re-election-in-2027-is-certain-bashir-lamido\",\"name\":\"Tinubu\u2019s re-election in 2027 is certain \u2013 Bashir Lamido - 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