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FG / APC Dismisses Obi, Kwankwaso’s Claims on Tinubu’s 2027 Re-election Chances
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed assertions by Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu can be defeated in the 2027 presidential election, insisting the ruling party will retain power.

Reacting to comments made by the opposition figures in Port Harcourt, where they said they would resist any attempt to manipulate the 2027 polls, the Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, said the APC remains strong in the North and will win in Kaduna State.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, Musa said when asked if the APC could lose Kaduna: “APC will win in Kaduna. That I know.”

When pressed on whether his prediction covers all levels, he added: “Definitely. Presidential, governorship, and all levels.”

Musa also defended President Tinubu’s economic reforms, noting that the President had taken “very painful decisions” whose benefits would become clearer with time.

Earlier, Peter Obi, described in the report as the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, told supporters that voters would not allow their ballots to be subverted at polling units. His running mate, Kwankwaso, cautioned against assuming that control of state governments guarantees presidential victory, citing former President Goodluck Jonathan’s defeat in 2015 despite being an incumbent.

The APC National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru, also described the opposition’s claims as “cheap talk” and “wishful thinking”, recalling that Muhammadu Buhari won re-election as a sitting President in 2019.

He added: “Presidential election is not won on empty rhetoric or wishful thinking. We are confident that Nigerians will re-elect President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”
SOURCE: The Sun Nigeria –