2027: Oyintiloye Says Tinubu’s Second Term Will Stabilize Nigeria Politically and Economically

For the sake of the country’s political and economic stability, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has urged traditional and political leaders to back President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s campaign for a second term in office.

Speaking to reporters in Osogbo on Sunday, Oyintiloye made the plea, pointing out that the country’s political and economic stability should be the top priority for the current leadership.

He claimed that Tinubu’s reelection would stabilize Nigeria and that the president will continue to guarantee equity in the federal government’s development initiative for all regions during his second term.

He clarified that political and traditional leaders, particularly those in Southern Nigeria, had a duty to defend President Bola Tinubu against a small group of Northern elites who were determined to prevent his reelection in 2027.

According to him, Tinubu deserves the region’s support for his second term because he has been a friend of the North and has consistently backed its political cause.

However, he voiced his worry that anytime a Southerner has the presidency, a handful of Northern splinters frequently organize into a clique and utilize all available tactics, including blackmail, to overthrow his administration.

According to Oyintiloye, the shame that Southern presidents frequently endured at the hands of a small group of Northerners in their attempt to seize power will live on in the nation’s political history.

This has been happening often, and the political history of the country will never forget the intimidation that Southern presidents frequently endured at the hands of a select group of Northern men who consistently put up a strong fight against their reelection campaign.

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However, in President Bola Tinubu’s instance, he has done enough to win over the main Northern power bloc.

As a result, the moment has come for the area to further place the small group of people responsible for the conspiracy against the president where they truly belong.

“The recognized political leaders and royal fathers of the region cannot continue to watch the trend and allow blackmail against Tinubu to gain traction because these individuals are self-appointed leaders of the North,” Oyintiloye stated.

The former congressman also urged Southern Nigerian political leaders and traditional leaders to avoid becoming targets of those Northern politicians who have been rejected and are scheming to overthrow Tinubu.

“And this is all the more reason for the Southern leaders to stand up and support the President,” he continued.

“This backing is required to stop the recurring, unfavorable political path that second-term bids frequently take whenever a Southerner serves as president.

“They should protect the President from unjustified attacks by a few Northern politicians.”

Additionally, he urged the Council of Southern Traditional Rulers’ Chairman, His Royal Majesty, Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, as well as the co-chairmen, Obi of Obinugwu, Cletus Illomuanya, and King Jaja of Opobo, Dandeson Jaja, along with the council’s secretary, Benjamin Ikenchuku Keagborekuzi 1, Dein of Agbor, to support the president in the area and collaborate with their Northern counterparts to secure Tinubu’s victory in 2027.

Additionally, I would like to counsel former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Professor Wole Soyinka, former Nigeria Senate President Ken Nnamani, and other Southern elders to step forward and prevent a recurrence of the past’s disastrous events.

He went on to say, “They should protect Southern Nigeria from the few Northern power mongers.”