Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, says Bosun Tijani, minister of communications, innovation, and digital economy, will retain his position if the coalition defeats President Bola Tinubu in 2027. El-Rufai spoke on Wednesday during the second edition of Arewa Tech Fest held in Katsina. The three-day event was convened by the former governor to bring…
The OBIdient Movement has denied reports that its principal, Peter Obi, has been offered a running mate position to Atiku Abubakar in the 2027 coalition. According to the movement, these reports are baseless and speculative, and they emphasise that Obi’s objective in any coalition would be to tackle issues like bad governance, corruption, poverty, and…
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has clarified that his involvement in the coalition ahead of the 2027 elections is focused on the fight against bad governance, hunger, and poverty, not personal political ambition. Obi made this known in response to a question from Vanguard regarding reports…
There are indications that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar may have offered the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi a vice president role in a joint single-term ticket. Reliable multiple sources involved in the coalition efforts, who requested anonymity due to a lack of authorisation to speak on the matter, told The PUNCH that…
Abdul-Azeez Adediran “Jandor”, the 2023 PDP governorship candidate in Lagos State and lead visioner of the Lagos4Lagos movement, says his assignment presently is working towards the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Mr Adediran said this during a rally to announce his return to the APC in Ojo area of Lagos on Friday Mr…
Former PDP presidential aspirant and ex-President of the World Igbo Congress, Dr. Nwachukwu Anakwenze, has warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against fielding Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for the 2027 presidential election, predicting that the party would lose the remaining states it currently controls if it does. Speaking during an interview in Abagana, Njikoka Local Government…
Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cannot zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the north. Speaking during a media chat on Monday, Wike said he has cautioned the party against making the mistake of 2023. The PDP chieftain said the opposition party must zone its 2027…
Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has declared that she will not be returning to Aso Rock but will instead throw her full support behind President Bola Tinubu and campaign with current First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking during the Women Icon Leadership Awards in Abuja on Saturday night—an…
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has assured President Bola Tinubu that the Igbo ethnic group will give him more than 70 per cent votes in the 2027 election. Kalu said it would be one of the ways of repaying the President for his commitment to the development of Igbo land….
A former Special Adviser on Political Matters in the Office of the Vice President, Hakeem Baba Ahmed, has written President Bola Tinubu to ask him to “step aside (in 2027) not for your opponents but for a generation of Nigerians who can carry the nation forward with fresh energy and ideas”. The letter: Your Excellency,…