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Ahead of the general elections in 2027, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s spokeswoman, Bayo Onanuga, has stated that former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai needs assistance due to baseless allegations and conjectures regarding the President.

This was revealed by Onanuga in a message released on Sunday via his official X account.

This comes as El-Rufai told Nigerians that Tinubu must be ousted in the 2027 election or he will be “president for life” during a solidarity visit with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.

Onanuga asserted, however, that El-Rufai’s recent statements demonstrate his recognition of the pointlessness of efforts to block President Tinubu’s reelection in 2027.

He called the African Democratic Congress-led opposition alliance, of which El-Rufai is a member, a mission bound for failure.

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He claims that the North’s overwhelming support during President Tinubu’s most recent visit to Kaduna indicates that the conspiracy to remove him is unsustainable.

According to Onanuga, Uba Sani, the governor of Kaduna state, could want to provide El-Rufai with his expert advice in order to help him avoid making up stories about President Tinubu.

Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, seems to want assistance, particularly in light of his recent baseless assertions and conjectures on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

It is becoming more and more clear that El-Rufai has realized the pointlessness of his new party colleagues’ attempts to stop President Tinubu from being re-elected in 2027. This plot is turning out to be unachievable, a quest that will never succeed.

In order to help El-Rufai avoid his current hallucinations and political fabrications about Tinubu and 2027, he wrote on X, “Governor Uba Sani might want to get in touch with his predecessor.”

Former House of Representatives member Usman Bugaje, who represents Katsina State’s Jibia/Kaita Federal Constituency, maintained on Monday that former President Olusegun Obasanjo put in a lot of effort to win a third term.

According to Bugaje, they were threatened by some of Obasanjo’s operatives and experienced various forms of harm because of the third term issue.

He was responding to Obasanjo’s assertion over the weekend that he would have been elected to a third term as president if he had desired one.

Bugaje revealed during an appearance on Arise Television’s Morning Show that there is proof that Obasanjo gave lawmakers money back then in order to further his third-term goals.

“I can confirm to you that Obasanjo looked for a third term at that time and did everything he could within his power to do so,” Bugaje stated.

“Now, the fact that he didn’t call to make a specific call to someone isn’t enough proof that he didn’t look for that moment; it’s just a question of style.

However, everyone in the National Assembly at the time was aware that he worked around the clock, that many of us were under threat from his own agents, and that some people were harmed in various ways.

Before we were able to hold one crucial meeting that truly helped us to rally the nation in opposition to Obasanjo’s third term, Senator Victor Lar, the head of the Northern Caucus of the House of Representatives at the time, had to hide in a variety of locations, so I mean

“There are numerous pieces of proof, and the individuals who threatened us and dispersed the money are still alive. The recipients of the funds are still living. Those who declined to accept them are still living. That is enough proof.

The return of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), to the APC would ensure President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reelection in 2027, according to Sam Nkire, a founding member of the All Progressives Congress.
In a statement released on Sunday, Nkire reportedly asked Tinubu to take all necessary steps to reunite Kwankwaso with the ruling party before the next election.

“Kwankwaso’s inclusion will just nail the coffin,” Nkire stated, notwithstanding Tinubu’s potential victory in 2027.

The leader of the APC, who supported Kwankwaso in the 2014 presidential primary against Muhammadu Buhari, stated that Tinubu should have no trouble concluding a deal with his longstanding ally.

“As longtime friends and people who understand why Kwankwaso left the APC in the first place, President Tinubu shouldn’t have any trouble coming to an agreement with Kwankwaso,” he stated.

Nkire remembered going to see Tinubu, the then-National Leader of the APC, multiple times in 2014 with Kwankwaso to ask for his backing against Buhari.

“I apologize, I have given my word to General Buhari,” Nkire recalled Tinubu saying over and over.

Nkire has faith in Tinubu’s ability to negotiate on terms for Kwankwaso’s potential comeback or merger with the APC.

He went on to say, “I think President Tinubu can deal and negotiate on both political and corporate issues. This deal’s successful completion will confirm my prediction that the next president will result from a merger, coalition, or cooperative effort.

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s term should be extended, according to suggestions made by veteran Nollywood actor and politician Kenneth Okonkwo.
In an interview with Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television program, Okonkwo reportedly stated this on Monday in response to inquiries.

In response to the suspension of Rivers State’s state of emergency and the reinstatement of suspended Fubara, his deputy, and State Assembly members, Okonkwo stated that the governor need to file a lawsuit to extend his term.

Instead of shortening Fubara’s term, the movie star believes Tinubu should prolong it.

This has nothing to do with upsetting the person who issued the state of emergency, he stated. The fact that Rivers voters elected Fubara to a four-year term has something to do with the constitution.

And the Supreme Court has ruled that the four years are inviolable. They had staggered elections as a result. He has now had his six months taken away from him unlawfully, cruelly, and without cause. In other words, you have deprived the Rivers people of the four years that the Constitution entitled them to have the governor serve them.

The Constitution’s Section 180(2) makes it very evident that the post has a four-year tenure. As a result, four years after taking office, the governor leaves his position. He will have missed four years of service if he departs by May 29, 2027.

What I’m trying to convey is that he has the right to ask the court for the six months to be added to his sentence. Indeed, in the event that law and order is disrupted, a state of emergency requires a six-month postponement of elections.

Therefore, if Tinubu claimed that law and order had broken down—which is obviously untrue—he should prolong his term by six months rather than shorten it.

Therefore, I’m stating that the Rivers people have the right to have Fubara serve them for four years, and that Fubara has the constitutional right to seek remedy over his term of office. He was elected for that reason. I believe his term should expire on November 29, 2027.

According to Bayo Onanuga, president Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s spokesperson, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, is mistaken in his claim that Tinubu aspires to be Nigeria’s life president.

According to El-Rufai, the current administration was already leaning toward authoritarianism, hence all of the president’s Democratic credentials were “fake.”

Onanuga made the statement after El-Rufai met with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over the weekend. According to Onanuga, there are indications that President Tinubu wants to become “Paul Biya of Cameroon,” a head of state who has held power since 1982.

However, upon being re-elected in 2027, “President Tinubu is a democrat who does not intend to stay in office beyond May 28, 2031,” responded Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.

“This plot is proving to be unattainable, a mission doomed to fail,” Onanuga said, hinting that the leader of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) might require assistance. He also said that the former Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister has acknowledged the futility of attempts by his associates in his new party to stop President Tinubu’s reelection in 2027.

“This stands in stark contrast to his narrative that the region has abandoned the President,” he added, expressing amazement at the recent support for the President during his visit to Kaduna State.

Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai seems to need some assistance, particularly in light of his recent baseless allegations and conjectures regarding President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Onanuga said in a post on his social media account.

El-Rufai’s recognition of the futility of his colleagues’ attempts in his new party to stop President Tinubu’s probable reelection in 2027 is becoming more and more clear. A mission doomed to fail, this plot is turning out to be unachievable.

Following news of President Tinubu’s lavish greeting in Kaduna last Friday, El-Rufai was obviously taken aback by the extent of the North’s continued support for the president. His claim that the area has deserted the President is in sharp contrast to this.

He responded by circulating other ludicrous rumors, such as the preposterous and false rumor that President Tinubu plans to become a “life president” after 2027.

“President Tinubu is a Democrat who, if reelected in 2027, has no intention of remaining in office until May 28, 2031.

He wrote, “Governor Uba Sani might want to get in touch with his predecessor, since El-Rufai might use some expert counseling to help him avoid his recent hallucinations and political fabrications on Tinubu and 2027.”

A political advocacy group called the South-North Progressive Forum, or SNPF, has started a national push for power rotation ahead of the general elections in 2027.

To address a long-standing power disparity and promote national cohesion, the Forum is calling for the President to be formally assigned to southern Nigeria.

Speaking to reporters in Abuja on Sunday, Comrade Festus Onyekwulisi, the SNPF’s chairman, outlined the organization’s goals and made a fact-based argument for a fair distribution of power between the North and South.

We are quietly leading the development of a national consensus that would influence the 2027 voting process, Onyekwulisi said. “It is not enough for a few political elites to agree to the zoning of 2027 presidency to the South; there must be a conscious mobilization to ensure that millions of citizens across southern states as well as the 19 northern states actively buy into this idea,” he said.

Additionally, the SNPF is urging the National Assembly to pass legislation establishing a formal power rotation system for political office.

For the sake of national stability, the group is also asking all political parties to adopt zoning to the south in 2027, including the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which has not yet zoned its presidential ticket.

“The South-North Progressive Forum is establishing itself as a strong, issue-based movement as the 2027 elections approach, committed to making sure that the next election is fought on the principles of equity and justice, potentially reshaping the country’s political landscape,” the SPNF leader said.

Onyekwulisi cited Nigeria’s democratic history since 1957 and pointed out a glaring discrepancy: the North has been president for a total of 24 years, while the South has only been in power for 18 years.

He maintained that giving the South another four-year term in 2027 is a vital measure to uphold the values of justice, federal character, and national cohesiveness rather than a question of political favor.

Our aim is a Nigeria where no group dominates but where every sector has a genuine sense of belonging, he said. “This is not about mere politics, it is about national integration, equity, justice, and fairness, and it is about ensuring national cohesion so that we have peace in this nation.”

In addition to advocacy, the SPNF claims that in order to guarantee the election of a southern president in 2027, it intends to mobilize at least 10 million votes.

According to Onyekwulisi, the group has already appointed coordinators nationwide and established a structure for mobilization.

Onyekwulisi said the group is conducting concurrent sensitization activities to battle voter indifference and the threat of election malpractices. He warned that politicians who intend to use hunger, insecurity, or religious and ethnic sentiments as weapons will be let down in 2027.

“Those tactics are over, politics will not be the same in 2027; any politician who tries to manipulate Nigerians will fail miserably, and Nigerians will vote with their consciences,” he declared.

Onyekwulisi claims that one distinctive aspect of the SNPF’s approach is the adoption of a novel political theory known as “Rightful Defection.” He claims that this idea gives its nonpartisan members the freedom to freely back any southern candidate they choose, regardless of their formal party affiliations, on the basis of competence and equity.

“This is not about politics, this is about patriotism, this is about national integration, this is about equity, peace, and the progress of Nigeria,” Onyekwulisi responded when asked if the organization is thinking about becoming a political party.