2027: Governors, APC membership cannot guarantee election victory – Turaki

Political expert Abubakar Turaki has argued that the All Progressives Congress, APC’s power of 31 authorities governors and millions of members does not automatically warrant triumph successful the 2027 wide election.

Turaki made the remarks during an quality connected S24 TV connected Monday, portion analysing the governmental ambiance up of the 2027 elections and the contention surrounding the chanting of "On Your Mandate We Shall Stand" during President Bola Tinubu’s presumption of the fund astatine the National Assembly.

He argued that the President could person simply asked those progressive to halt if helium was uncomfortable with it.

“If the President does not privation this benignant of chanting, helium could person simply asked them to support quiet,” Turaki said.

The expert besides recalled the circumstances surrounding erstwhile President Goodluck Jonathan’s decision successful the 2015 statesmanlike election, arsenic documented successful Jonathan’s book, My Transition Hours, and Against the Run of Play.

He recalled that Jonathan enjoyed the enactment of betwixt 20 and 24 authorities governors during his re-election run but inactive mislaid the statesmanlike election, arguing that governmental power and numerical spot bash not needfully construe into electoral victory.

“Having 31 authorities governors and astir 13 cardinal APC members does not automatically construe into winning the 2027 election,” helium added.

Turaki further alleged that immoderate individuals wrong the ruling enactment were moving against its interests contempt publically ide...