I’m not thinking about 2027 now – Tinubu

—…while the Akande, Osoba, Olusi and S'West factions mobilize for re-election

By Olasunkanmi Akoni

President Bola Tinubu has stated that he is not focused on the upcoming 2027 general elections but rather is committed to restructuring the economy for the benefit of the Nigerian people.

This statement comes from several prominent personalities of the All Progressives Congress (APC) including former national chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, former Ogun State Governor Aremo Olusegun Osoba, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and state governors Ogun, Ondo and Ekiti – Dapo Abiodun, Lucky Aiyedatiwa and Biodun Oyebanji – expressed their support for the re-election of President Tinubu and the success of all APC candidates in the 2027 elections.

Tinubu and the party leaders made these comments at the 2024 South West Convention of the APC held on Saturday at Victoria Island and hosted by Governor Sanwo-Olu, the Zonal Coordinator of the APC.

The event attracted a large audience of party leaders and stakeholders from the Southwest, including senators, members of the House of Representatives, members of the State House of Assembly, local government officials and senior party officials.

During the gathering, which was the first after Tinubu’s presidential victory in 2023, former governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, delivered the keynote address, hailing the president as a “listening leader” with a strong determination to succeed.

Tinubu, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, urged Nigerians to be patient with his government which is committed to genuine progress of the people. The meeting also addressed other key issues related to the party's further development, particularly in the South-West zone.