A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dele Momodu, has said the level of opposition to President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election is unprecedented.
Momodu made the remark while assessing Tinubu’s re-election prospects, arguing that the President no longer enjoys the level of support he received from the North during the 2023 election.
Speaking in an interview with media personality Rufai Oseni, the former presidential aspirant said Tinubu must first satisfy the constitutional requirement of securing at least 25 per cent of the votes in the required number of states to retain the presidency.
According to him, the President would also need to secure the constitutionally required spread across the states to emerge victorious.
“What he needs to win is first to do 25 per cent, which is mandatory. It’s about the overall majority. Once he can meet that target of a minimum of 25 states, I don’t see how he won’t get it this time. The hatred for Tinubu is unprecedented,” Momodu said.
He claimed that a majority of Nigerians, including some members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, are now opposed to the President.
“The majority of the people are opposed to him right now, including people within his own party,” he added.
Momodu further argued that Tinubu’s electoral fortunes have weakened because he no longer enjoys the backing he previously received from the North.
“The last time he won because he was able to do well courtesy of the support from the North. Now he doesn’t have that support, and he doesn’t have it in the South,” he said.
He also claimed that Osun State, which he described as Tinubu’s ancestral home, rejected the President in the last election and would do so again in 2027.
“Osun State, where he comes from, his ancestral home, rejected him last time, and I know they will reject him again,” Momodu stated.