2027: Tinubu’ll defeat opposition in all 36 states, Adeyeye boasts

By Boye Oyeyemi

The Chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Senator Dayo Adeyeye, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu will defeat opposition candidates in all 36 states of the federation in the 2027 presidential election.

Adeyeye, who also chairs the South-West Agenda for Asiwaju, made the prediction while speaking with journalists in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday, attributing his confidence to Tinubu’s growing political influence and the achievements of his administration.

He argued that the president had expanded his political support beyond the South-West, adding that the growing acceptance of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) across the country would make it difficult for opposition parties to unseat him.

“I said over three months ago that President Tinubu was likely to win all 36 states, and I am becoming increasingly convinced that it will happen. I am absolutely confident and ready to campaign anywhere for Tinubu,” he said.

Although he acknowledged the economic hardship confronting Nigerians, Adeyeye defended the removal of fuel subsidy and the unification of the foreign exchange market, arguing that the policies had helped avert a deeper economic crisis.

He also credited the administration’s economic reforms with increasing federal allocations to state governments, saying the additional revenue had improved their capacity to pay workers’ salaries, pensions and gratuities. He further cited the student loan scheme and increased funding for universities as evidence of the administration’s achievements.

Adeyeye dismissed the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and its presidential hopeful, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, as weak opponents, arguing that the party lacked elected governors and sufficient representation in the National Assembly and state legislatures to mount a serious challenge against the APC.

He also questioned Atiku’s political strength in Adamawa State, his home state, insisting that the former vice-president lacked the grassroots structure required to defeat an incumbent president. Tinubu won the 2023 presidential election with 8,794,726 votes, against Atiku’s 6,984,520 votes.