Today’s Headlines: Tinubu will win, he has no competition—Kalu; 2027: Tinubu has failed, don’t let him return for 2nd term – Obasanjo

Former Abia State Governor and Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu will win re-election in 2027, declaring that the President has no serious political challenger.

Kalu made the prediction on Monday during an appearance on Arise PrimeTime, the flagship evening current affairs programme of Arise News Television, where he defended Tinubu’s economic reforms and declared that Nigeria’s economy had stabilised.

The former Senate Chief Whip, who chairs the Senate Committee on the South East Development Commission, also defended the administration against criticism over the economic hardship associated with its policies.

He argued that Tinubu had stabilised the economy at the macroeconomic level, saying the major challenge now was to translate that progress into improved living conditions for households and businesses.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has blasted President Bola Tinubu over the state of the country, saying his government has failed Nigerians.

Obasanjo stated this on Monday while speaking at the 7.0 Presidential Youth Mentorship Retreat, themed ‘African Youth Renaissance’, at the Youth Development Centre, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

He stated that Tinubu’s incompetence has killed many businesses in the country.

The former President was reacting to the hardship facing Nigerians under the present government.

Former Abia State Governor and Senator representing Abia North, Orji Kalu, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu will win the 2027 presidential election, claiming that opposition parties are too divided to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

Kalu said the APC had a strong political structure and broad support across the country, adding that party members and lawmakers were already working to secure Tinubu’s re-election in their respective constituencies.

The senator made the remarks during an interview on Arise Prime Time, where he also spoke about the Federal Government’s economic reforms, his political ambition, his relationship with former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his involvement in the formation of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

The campaign council for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas is set to commence ward-to-ward campaign activities across Taraba State ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The council disclosed this after its first stakeholders’ meeting since its inauguration. The meeting, which lasted about two hours, was held behind closed doors at the Taraba State Internal Revenue Service conference hall in Jalingo.

The meeting brought together members of the National Assembly, state lawmakers, All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders, political stakeholders and government appointees, including representatives of federal office holders. 

The Director-General of the campaign council, Hon. Danladi Baido, presided over the meeting alongside the state APC Chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Bawa.

The Federal Government has said that improved security across major highways, renewed foreign investor confidence, declining inflation, and sustained economic growth clearly indicate that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reforms are yielding results and gradually repositioning Nigeria for sustainable prosperity.

Minister of Information and National Orientation Mallam Mohammad Idris Malagi, who made the declaration in Abuja on Tuesday, said the administration has made significant progress in addressing longstanding economic and security challenges, with the benefits increasingly evident in the daily lives of Nigerians.

The minister cited improved security along the previously troubled Abuja-Kaduna-Kano highway, the restoration of confidence among international investors, Nigeria’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list and improvements in the country’s international credit ratings as evidence of the impact of the administration’s policies