By Kolawole Ojebisi
A chieftain of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Bode George, has punctured optimism expressed by president Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Public Communication and Media, Daniel Bwala, on the certainty of Tinubu’s reelection victory come 2027.
Bwala had, on Wednesday, during a media parley held at the national secretariat of the APC in Abuja. ruled out the possibility of Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress losing the 2027 presidential election.
He stated that unlike the recent upset witnessed in Ghana where the opposition defeated the incumbent, President Tinubu would contest, win and return to office for his second term in 2027.
He said, “The idea of the ruling party losing the election (2027) will not happen because Nigerians are seeing what the administration is doing. The people only care about what they are confronted with every day.
“They don’t actually care whether you are white or black skin or whatever. As long as what matters to them on their dining table is dealt with, Nigerian people will always stay with you. That is why Mr. President is receiving commendations from every part of the country.
“If you have been following events in Ghana and the indices in the last one year, you will find out it is not the same thing happening in the two countries. Mr. President is doing his best to redirect the economy on the right path. Mr. President is very confident.”
But a chieftain of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, dismissed the optimism, insisting that Tinubu would not get a second term. George, who also addressed journalists at his Ikoyi, Lagos home on Wednesday, argued that Tinubu had performed so woefully Nigerians would not re-elect him in 2027.
He said, There is a vacancy in 2027 because people are not happy. “These jokers, these APC, are a congregation of strange bedfellows. Tell me, what parts of Nigeria are happy now? Tell me.
“The anger and the hunger are almost equal on the streets of Nigeria.”
George challenged Tinubu to crash the price of petrol from over N1,000 to N300, in order to warm himself into the hearts of Nigerians.
“Let the President sit down and by the 15th of this month, let him give an order that from this so date of December to the end of the year, the price of litre of petrol should be N300 per litre.
“Let’s know how much that will cost, we will contribute. If he does that, people will be happy, and they will be happy and pray for him…,” George said.
