2027 Election: Akintayo Names 'Only Candidate Tinubu Fears', Combo That Will Give Sleepless Nights
- Public commentator Stephen Akintayo has claimed that Peter Gregory Obi is the only presidential candidate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is afraid of
- Akintayo, via a social media post, said Tinubu would be worried if Obi and another opposition leader, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, decide to team up together
- Legit.ng reports that as Nigerians set their sights on the 2027 presidential election, different permutations of the results have begun to surface
Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering politics, elections, and governance in Nigeria.
FCT, Abuja - As Nigerians look forward to the 2027 election, Stephen Akintayo, a prominent Nigerian entrepreneur, said the only political candidate that President Bola Tinubu fears is Peter Obi, a Labour Party (LP) chieftain.
On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, Akintayo said that a combination of presidential hopeful Obi and Nasir El-Rufai, a former governor of Kaduna state, would give BAT - as President Tinubu is fondly called - 'sleepless nights'.
Source: Facebook
Legit.ng reported that El-Rufai recently left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
The 65-year-old stated in a recent interview that the ruling party had abandoned its progressive ideals and accused the APC of straying from its original principles and transforming into a party driven by personal interests.
Since the former Kaduna state governor joined the SDP, some prominent individuals have joined the 35-year-old party.
However, Akintayo expressed doubts about El-Rufai’s sincerity in the mission to democratically sack Tinubu in the next general election.
He wrote on his X handle:
“The only political candidate that @officialABAT Fears is @PeterObi hence a combination of @PeterObi and @elrufai will give @officialABAT sleepless nights. The only problem with this combination is this? Can @elrufai be trusted? From the countless insults from him and his children to his personality. No 1 rule of power; Never outshine your boss! Can an @elrufai VIP refrain from outshining @PeterObi?"
However, he noted that he had yet to see a formula that would stop President Tinubu from clinching a second term in 2027.
Akintayo added:
"Just thinking loud. I am yet to see a formula that will defeat @officialABAT in 2027. This @elrufai move looks like dividing northern votes to still help @officialABAT win. Chai! Again, just thinking loud.”
Source: Twitter
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2027 election: SDP's El-Rufai under fire
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Sule Lamido, a former governor of Jigawa state, scolded El-Rufai over the former APC chieftain's call for opposition politicians to join the SDP and help oust the ruling party in 2027.
After El-Rufai urged opposition leaders like Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Rotimi Amaechi, to join him in his new political movement, Lamido strongly rejected the invitation, questioning his ideologies.
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