President Bola Tinubu is ‘not worried’ about the 2027 presidential elections but focused on delivering shared prosperity for Nigerians through economic reforms, the presidency disclosed.
The presidency also noted that Tinubu’s priority at the moment is to ensure that, by the end of his first term, he can reflect on his leadership and say, “I have impacted the lives of Nigerians. I have turned this economy around.”
Opposition leaders have been in talks to form a coalition that could challenge Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.
Nasir El-Rufai, former Kaduna State Governor, recently decamped from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
Also, opposition groups are working to form a coalition, with Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, confirming the plans after a closed-door meeting with Labour Party (LP) candidate Peter Obi.
Despite the growing opposition, presidential spokesperson, Sunday Dare, noted that “President Tinubu is not worried about the next election,” but “he’s worried about the shared prosperity that he can bring to Nigerians.”
“He’s worried about how the reforms he has put in place will yield necessary impact. He is concerned about what happens to the economy of this country eventually.
“That’s the focus. We’ve seen our foreign reserves go up. We’ve seen inflation come down. We’ve seen our trade surplus go up.
“We’ve seen exports go up and imports drop. We’ve seen the investments that have been attracted—over $50 billion. We are seeing prices dropping.
“We have clear data and you have a President that is clearly in the driver’s seat, and he has stayed the course of the decisions he has taken.
“And I think that the next election is not really in his view right now. It’s how to make sure that at the end of his first term, he can sit back and say, look, “I have impacted the lives of Nigerians. I have turned this economy around.”
