By Lanre Oloyede
Presidency has dismissed the idea of opposition upstaging the ruling party in the 2027 general elections just like what happened in the recently concluded presidential election in Ghana.
Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, who made the assertion Wednesday while speaking with newsmen at the national secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), also disclosed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will contest a second term in office in 2027.
Nigerian Pilot had reported that Ghana’s former President, John Mahama, of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), defeated the ruling party’s candidate and current Vice President, Mahamudu Bawumia, who conceded defeat even before the electoral commission called the final results.
According to Bwala, Mr. President agenda, which is working well is what will naturally endear Nigerians to vote him for the second term and Mr. President is more than eminently qualified constitutionally to contest for the second term in office, and God willing, if God gives Mr. President life and health, we do hope that Mr. President will run his course as provided by the constitution.
On Ghana’s recent election, he said: “If you have been following events in Ghana, you see that over the last one year and if you follow the indices, you find out that it is not same thing that is happening in the two countries in what Mr. President is doing in redirecting the economy in the right path.
Mr President is very confident.
“The idea of the ruling party loosing the election that will not happen, because Nigerian people are seeing what the administration is doing. Nigerian people only care about what they are confronted with every day. They don’t actually care whether you are white or black skin or whatever, as long as what matters to them on their dinner table is dealt with, Nigerian people will always stay with you and that is what Mr President is doing. That is why Mr President is receiving commendation from every part of the country.”
When asked to respond to some political talks regarding the 2027 election, Bwala said: “Well for now Mr. President is focus on governance, delivering on the mandate and the promises to Nigerians people and he has refused to be distracted by political talk ahead of 2027.
He is very focus on issues that bothers on the Nigerian people, to make sure that people come out of hunger, to make sure that Agriculture brings about the expected revolution, to make sure that our people are able to deal with their everyday problem.
“So the time for politicking is not yet and when that time come we are going to be ready for everyone.”
