BREAKING: 2027 Election: “Why Buhari’s Endorsement Is Not Needed to Defeat Tinubu,” Babachir Lawal Speaks
Legit.ng reported that Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura’s group recently announced the endorsement of Tinubu’s second term bid as they ruled out the defection rumour of the CPC bloc, which was led by the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari.
Reacting, Lawal insisted that every genuine CPC chieftain who has the interest of the Talakawas, the poor and vulnerable at heart, will “kick out any government that brings pain and impoverishment to the people like the Tinubu administration” in 2027.
“Now if you are an original CPC person, it will pain you. It will push you into action involuntarily to change this type of system that is out to destroy and marginalise the underprivileged in society. That is what Buhari stands for. That is who we are and what we learned from him,” Lawal said.
Also, Legit.ng reported that coalition talks between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Kaduna state governor Nasir El-Rufai aimed at unseating President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election appeared to be nearing collapse.
This development followed the announcement by major opposition parties — the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) — of divergent strategies to reclaim power in the upcoming election.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with The Punch on Tuesday, April 22, Lawal kicked against such insinuation that Buhari had given the coalition his blessing, as claimed by El-Rufai.
He said:
“First of all, we don’t need his (Buhari) blessing. We only needed to tell him what we wanted to do because we were adults. It is also not like we will go and tell Buhari to follow us. Of course, we are mature and intelligent people.
“Even if Buhari says, hey, gentlemen, I will join you. It is our responsibility to say, No, Oga please keep off. You are too big for us. We don’t want to involve you. You are part of this government. Please remain there until you are fed up.”
Atiku or Tinubu: “Who will north or Buhari support in 2027?”
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that Atiku Abubakar, El-Rufai and other opposition figures’ recent visit to Muhammadu Buhari has stirred fresh speculation about northern leaders’ early moves against the ruling APC.
Ahead of the 2027 election, analysts have shared their opinions about Buhari’s influence,, even as the APC chairman Abdullahi Ganduje affirmed that Atiku’s moves would fail.
Speaking exclusively with Legit.ng, Dare Glintstone Akinniyi, PDP National Youth Group spokesperson, disclosed the factor that will determine Buhari’s endorsement of Atiku or Bola Tinubu for the 2027 presidency.
