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2027 Election Will Be Tough, Only the Strongest Will Survive Against Tinubu and Wike – Dele Momodu
Posted by Thandiubani on Tue 15th Apr, 2025 - tori.ng2027 election will be tough, only the strongest will survive against Tinubu and Wike” – Dele Momodu
Former presidential candidate and media mogul, Dele Momodu has predicted what will happened in the 2027 presidential election.
According to him, it will be a tough contest.
He added that any candidate interested in winning must be prepared to face a tough opposition from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.
In an interview on Arise Television, Momodu described Tinubu as a powerful political figure, whose influence was formidable even before assuming the presidency.
According to him, the president’s alliance with Wike has further strengthened the ruling camp ahead of the next election.
“Tinubu, who is already president, even when he was not president, we faced a lot of fire,” Momodu said. “Now, with Tinubu and Wike on one side, it means you have to be battle-ready. You need to assemble all your weapons and be prepared for the battle ahead because 2027 is going to be like the World Cup, and you need your best players.”
Momodu also took aim at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum for rejecting the proposed opposition coalition led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
The coalition, which includes former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai and Labour Party’s Peter Obi, was intended to consolidate opposition efforts ahead of 2027.
However, the PDP governors, after a meeting in Ibadan, opted out of the coalition.
Expressing his disappointment, Momodu said:
“Opposition leaders are very determined to work together this time around. The truth is, Atiku cannot do it alone, Peter Obi cannot do it alone, and Kwankwaso cannot do it alone. Whoever wants to run must find a way to unite. They have to pay the APC back in its own coin. I was one of those who supported the APC in 2014 and 2015, but now it’s time for the opposition to come together, including factions of the APC, to challenge this administration.”
The Ovation Magazine publisher emphasized the importance of unity and courage, drawing lessons from Nigeria’s political past.
“People must learn from history, and I’m a good student of political history. The only way Lagos State under Tinubu survived blistering attacks from Obasanjo’s government was because they stood strong. A bully only respects a bully,” he said, urging opposition leaders to stop acting timidly.
He also criticized the prevailing fear among politicians.
“But all of us are already behaving like chickens. People are panicking because of Tinubu—’Oh, they are going to use EFCC, they are going to arrest me,” he stated.
Momodu concluded his remarks with a passionate call for courage and resistance among opposition lawmakers and political stakeholders.
“We all like to read about Mandela in South Africa or the Mau Mau struggle. Even in Nigeria, we had the nationalists who fought for our independence. But suddenly, everyone thinks power can be handed to them on a platter,” he lamented.
“I can tell you that any governor, senator, or House member who may be tempted to jump ship could end up sinking into the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
That is why some of us are appealing to people that this thing is doable if they agree to work together,” he added.
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