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The ruling All Progressives Congress, on Sunday, said it was not threatened by the weekend visit of ex-presidential flag-bearer of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, and former Cross River State governor, Donald Duke, to the Abeokuta, Ogun State home of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo “to discuss the political future of Nigeria.”

In the past few weeks, there have been increasing debates about the 2027 generation elections after the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, canvassed for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu for second term.

According to Akume, there will be no vacancy in Aso Rock until 2031, when Tinubu would have completed a second term.

According to Akume, there will be no vacancy in Aso Rock until 2031, when Tinubu would have completed a second term.

But the opposition would have none of it, insisting that the ruling APC would be removed from power come 2027.

At the weekend, Kwankwaso and Duke, a 2007 presidential aspirant, visited ex-President Obasanjo in Abeokuta and held a closed-door meeting.

While the details of their discussions remain undisclosed, sources close to the leaders suggested that the meeting was part of a larger effort to strategise for Nigeria’s 2027 general elections.

Obasanjo, a prominent figure in Nigerian politics, has been actively engaging various stakeholders to explore alternatives to the ruling APC and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party.

The ex-President has recently been very critical of Tinubu’s government, decrying alleged corruption and increasing debt burden.


Though specifics of their conversation remain under wraps, Kwankwaso’s statement after the meeting hinted at a collective intention to challenge the existing political structure and foster a new direction for Nigeria’s political landscape.

Confirming the meeting via his verified Facebook page, Kwankwaso stated, “I was pleased to be in the company of my friend, His Excellency Donald Duke, and other associates to pay a courtesy call on former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his residence in Abeokuta.”

He added, “Deliberations on significant national issues, including the future of politics and governance in Nigeria, defined the conversation. We are grateful to Baba for his warm reception, support, and hospitality.”

However, reacting to the development in an interview with The PUNCH on Sunday, the National Publicity Director of the ruling APC, Bala Ibrahim, dismissed the meeting as a potential to the APC continuity.

Ibrahim boasted that Tinubu’s political profile and relevance in contemporary politics had dwarfed the opposition figures and statesmen.


He said, “With due respect, I hold Obasanjo in high esteem. As a former President, ex-Head of State, and an elder statesman, I don’t want to take issues with him. But when it comes to the politics of Nigeria, particularly contemporary politics, Tinubu is not their mate.

“Tinubu is head and shoulders above them in modern politics in Nigeria. So the combination of Obasanjo, Kwankwaso, Peter Obi, and Donald Duke, who was my schoolmate, does not present a threat to Tinubu. These are people who were trashed in the last election.

"This is not the first time Obasanjo is going to rally around someone, and that person is defeated. Remember, he supported (ex-President Goodluck) Jonathan, who later lost to Buhari. Obasanjo supported another candidate, Peter Obi, in the last election again and Tinubu trounced them.

“So they can have marathon meetings and meet till the end of time, they will not present any threat to the government of APC. Who among Kwankwaso, Obasanjo, Obi, Duke was not beaten? If they are bringing angels, it’s a different story. But if it is these same spent forces that will combine and meet, their meeting cannot bring any good outcome.”

https://punchng.com/tinubu-not-threatened-by-obasanjo-kwankwaso-obis-2027-talks-apc/

Tinubu can't win 2027 election.

He can win it through rigging but it would be Nigeria against Tinubu.

Let them wait till then.

We all know APC and Tinubu are threatened.

There's absolutely no way Tinubu would win a reelection except the election is massively rigged. In a free and fair contest, Tinubu will not even come second in 2027.

A prudent man forsee evil and hideth himself but the simple walk thereon and are punished. (KJV)

Tinubu has failed woefully
After 2 years he has ZERO achievement

You didn't expect a well-known specialist in failure to accept that he is a failure personified.

Tinubu that already knows the person he will hand over to in 2031 God sparing his life. Make una dey jonzzzzzz

How many times have APC reacted to Sowore meetings? They are already jittery. 2027 will be T-Pain and his tribe VS Nigeria. If anyone is tired of Nigeria they should prepare for war, afterall SE fought.

Useless demonic party filled with miscreants and retarded supporters. Since 2015 till date, you have sold nothing to Nigeria other than inflation, poverty, economic stagnation, increased suicide rate, insecurity, nepostism and agberoism.

APC Always ready.. They came prepared

















To rig

He is threatened bros,, bastards everywhere because they are benefitting while millions go hungry every night..Some homes is broken because of this tinubu's bad policies..He is enriching the military while he doesn't care about others..God is still on d throne

Ebora owu

The fact that APC is defending druggie, shows that the guy is worried

Anyone with INEC and the Judiciary in his pockets shouldn't have anything to fear...!

Why should a sitting president be threatened by talks from opposition this early when they should be focused on good governance and improving the lives of ordinary Nigerians? Instead, they choose to be inconsiderate and make life harder for everyone.

Of course, He shouldn't be concerned about elections right now, fixing the mess he has caused and walking away shamefully should be evrything that should matter to him right now.

The man is useless to this country.

It’s time that Obasanjo give up and accept Tinubu is a mightier politician than he is.

Obj is all about vengeance and ready to prove a point that he can defeat Tinubu.
That’s the only battle that obj hasn’t won

He has reached the apex of power in Nigeria, achieved all except to defeat Jagaban.
To this man, it’s like a game of draft, he was unable to defeat Tinubu when he was even a president and Tinubu was a governor… he lost, and he has lost again and again to Jagaban. Baba Obasanjo, just accept defeat and move on

Obj never supported GEJ , stop
Twisting history this people

Kwankwaso and Obi that did not happen in 2023 messed it up, some northern voters would have jumped on that ship, some northern politicians would have jumped on that ship. Now Tinubu the power grabber is in power, he will never let go. Nigerians una never know anything, una dun vote for the one wey pass una power, ds one na till 2031

obaidan:
Kwankwaso and Obi that did not happen in 2023 messed it up, some northern voters would have jumped on that ship, some northern politicians would have jumped on that ship. Now Tinubu the power grabber is in power, he will never let go. Nigerians una never know anything, una dun vote for the one wey pass una power, ds one na till 2031

But it’s senselessness to think kwankasor to vice obi! He’s greater in every indexes compared to obi,only you ipob,s rodents thinks otherwise!

Not threatened abi?

APC will learn the hard way!

Jasix:
We all know APC and Tinubu are threatened.

There's absolutely no way Tinubu would win a reelection except the election is massively rigged. In a free and fair contest, Tinubu will not even come second in 2027.

Delusion.
The worst chance Tinubu had was 2023. 2027 well meaning Nigerians will. One him again

These goats who call themselves politicians never cease to amaze. You've not even done half of your term and you are thinking about the next election. If you are doing well why do you need to worry about your competitors?

The vituperations are not different from the ones cast at the man in the last election, yet, he defeated them all. I give up on the system

Tochitee:
But it’s senselessness to think kwankasor to vice obi! He’s greater in every indexes compared to obi,only you ipob,s rodents thinks otherwise!

Everytime he is greater.
Is that what Nigerians are looking. How can Kwankwaso be greater than Obi. When obi was heading different organisations in Nigeria,Kwankwaso was just here in Abuja doing nothing.

Obi's CV covers more than 15 pages.

APC: After historic failure at attempting to govern, Pls ZUKWANIKE!

I can never VOTE for APC !!
No matter how they use their deceptive voodooism, it will never. Pack your loads, leave Aso rock and head to Iragbiji

ibechris:
Tinubu can't win 2027 election.

He can win it through rigging but it would be Nigeria against Tinubu.

Let them wait till then.

Jasix:
We all know APC and Tinubu are threatened.

There's absolutely no way Tinubu would win a reelection except the election is massively rigged. In a free and fair contest, Tinubu will not even come second in 2027.

He will easily win reelection if PDP remains divided as they have been since 2015, when Obasanjo tore the card of the party that made him president from prisoner.

Is that how someone earns his Alaimore title

anonimi:
2023: PDP and politics of healing Wike’s self-inflicted injury

Then, the race began in earnest for three years now, reaching a frenzy with the works of the two PDP committees on zoning. The first was the Gov Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi committee on the zoning of the PDP party offices. The Ugwuanyi committee quickly told the world the committee’s assignment did not cover zoning the office of the president. Though this was true, the question is: why didn’t the Ugwuanyi committee zone the PDP chairmanship to the North without aligning it to the divide that would produce the PDP presidential flag-bearer? The second committee headed by Gov Samuel Ortom of Benue state was specifically on the zoning of the presidential ticket and, with the votes of the representatives of all the 17 Southern states without any exception, the Committee unanimously recommended throwing open the PDP presidential ticket, which the PDP NEC simply upheld.

One thing irrefutably stands out – Wike shot himself in the leg. Here was a man who had an overarching influence on both committees but could not insist that the ticket be zoned South. Many had wondered why? The reason is also relatively in plain sight: the Southeast factor. As the clamour for zoning of the presidential ticket of the PDP to South reached its crescendo, many had pointed out the fact that though the PDP Constitution had prescribed zoning of the office of the president to be between North and South since the South-west and South-south had taken their turns in producing the president and the vice in this current dispensation in the persons of Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, zoning this time around, should not just be to the South but the Southeast.

Atiku Abubakar went a step further by offering to step down from the race if it would be agreed that the touted zoning to the South would mean micro-zoning to the Southeast. Wike and the rest could not take the Atiku challenge maybe because Atiku would likely back Peter Obi, who was his vice-presidential running mate in 2019 and an ally. The prospects of Peter Obi picking the ticket if PDP zoned South was so real compelling Wike to go for an open contest, believing he could pick it up ahead of Atiku, Tambuwal and Bala Mohammed, given his large war chest.

https://www.thecable.ng/2023-pdp-and-politics-of-healing-wikes-self-inflicted-injury/amp

ibechris:
Everytime he is greater.
Is that what Nigerians are looking. How can Kwankwaso be greater than Obi. When obi was heading different organisations in Nigeria,Kwankwaso was just here in Abuja doing nothing.

Obi's CV covers us more than 15 pages.

Does that CV include his failed attempt at being a godfather in IPOB Anambra

newsbook:
Anambra State governor, Chief Willie Obiano has re-echoed his allegation that his predecessor, Mr Peter Obi demanded the sum of N7.5billion from him for sponsoring his election in 2013.

Obiano and his predecessor, Obi have had a frosty relationship shortly after his swearing in.

Obi has however denied that he demanded for the sum of N7.5billion from Obiano, saying that his problem with him was his (Obiano’s) underperformance.

Obi said if he needed the said sum, he would have simply taken it from the N75billion he left for the Obiano administration at the end of his tenure.

But Governor Obiano while speaking on Wednesday evening at Ezechima Primary School, Onitsha where he inaugurated his reelection campaigns in Onitsha North Council Area, said the clarification became necessary because of the recent accusations against him by the former Governor.

He stated that his predecessor had demanded the sum of N7.5billion from him as funds spent in prosecuting the election on his behalf, but that he refused to pay the money because it was not true.

Obiano said he refused to pay because he strongly believed that public funds should be used for public good, and not to settle godfathers.

These, he said, was the reason they fell apart.

The governor said that another reason he refused to pay the money was because he was aware that enough money was raised for his campaign by his friends and associates, all of which were never accounted for by the former governor.

On the actual sum the former Governor claimed he left behind, Governor Obiano made it clear that he inherited liability of about N127 billion debt from him in contracts awarded and other responsibilities, which he has been religiously undertaking in the spirit of continuity.

He said Obi flagged off several roads even on the day he was leaving office and saddled him with the burden of paying for it, but he assured the people that he has his eyes on the ball and will not allow anything to distract him from fulfilling his promises.

The Chairman of the Governor’s Re-election Campaign Committee, Chief Victor Umeh said APGA as the political spirit of Ndigbo, has in the past three and half years, availed Anambra good governance at its best, reminding the people that the upcoming guber election was not about Willie Obiano but about ensuring that the state remained free from political godfatherism.

A former Central Bank Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo in his speech said that at this time, the State needs a tested hand like Governor Obiano who has the experience and expertise to effectively steer her affairs.

https://www.google.com.ng/amp/dailypost.ng/2017/10/19/peter-obi-demanded-n7-5bn-sponsoring-election%E2%80%8E-obiano-insists/amp/

LordIsaac:
The vituperations are not different from the ones cast at the man in the last election, yet, he defeated them all. I give up on the system

Please what do you think will happen as a result of your giving up on the system?

APC shege continues on extra level with T-Pain? Or what else will happen