Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has declared that the 2027 general election would be a “coronation” for President Bola Tinubu, expressing confidence that the President would secure a decisive victory over the opposition.
In an interview on Thursday with Channels Television monitored by The News Chronicle, Keyamo said Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) were well-positioned to retain power, citing what he described as the administration’s achievements and growing public support.
The minister also dismissed the prospects of the leading opposition figures, Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), insisting they lacked the electoral strength to unseat the President.
According to Keyamo, demographic realities and the APC’s performance in office would ensure Tinubu’s re-election.
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“I want to make a profound closing statement. Not out of arrogance. Not out of overconfidence. But out of pure demographic calculations. The 2027 election is a coronation, not an election. I repeat, don’t take me out of context. Out of pure demographic calculations, it’s a coronation.
“Everywhere shall go blurred. I’m looking around. Between you and me, where will Obi’s votes come from? I can’t see it. I don’t see where it will come from,” he said.
