By Opeyemi Adelakun
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is on course for an easy re-election in 2027, describing the next presidential poll as “a coronation, not an election.”
Keyamo made the remarks on Thursday during an appearance on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, where he expressed confidence in the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s electoral strength and dismissed the prospects of the opposition.
The minister said the APC’s recent electoral successes had reinforced his confidence that the ruling party would retain power in 2027.
“We have won in Ekiti now. We told them to vote, they voted. FCT they voted, we won,” he said.
Reacting to suggestions that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi could pose a serious challenge in the next presidential election, Keyamo insisted he was not concerned.
“I’m looking around, between you and me, where will Obi’s votes come from? I can’t see it,” he said.
When asked whether Atiku remained a political threat to the APC, the minister responded jokingly:
“Which Atiku? Nightmare who?”
Keyamo maintained that President Tinubu’s return to office was virtually guaranteed, attributing his confidence to what he described as demographic realities rather than political arrogance.
“I want to make a profound statement as a closing statement. Not out of arrogance, not out of overconfidence, but out of pure demographic calculations: the 2027 election is a coronation, not an election.
“I repeat—don’t take me out of context—out of pure demographic calculations, it’s a coronation,” he stated.
President Tinubu is expected to seek a second term on the platform of the APC alongside Vice President Kashim Shettima.
Potential challengers include former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, who are expected to feature prominently in what is shaping up to be a keenly contested 2027 presidential race.
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