- Public commentator Stephen Akintayo has claimed that Peter Gregory Obi is the lone statesmanlike campaigner the incumbent Nigerian leader, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is acrophobic of
- Akintayo, via a societal media post, said Tinubu would beryllium precise disquieted if Obi and different absorption leader, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, determine to squad up together
- Legit.ng reports that arsenic Nigerians acceptable show connected the 2027 statesmanlike election, antithetic permutations person begun to surface
Legit.ng writer Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has implicit 9 years of acquisition covering politics, elections, and governance successful Nigeria.
FCT, Abuja - As Nigerians look guardant to the 2027 election, Stephen Akintayo, a salient Nigerian entrepreneur, connected Tuesday, March 18, said the lone governmental campaigner that President Bola Tinubu fears is Peter Obi, a Labour Party (LP) chieftain and statesmanlike hopeful.
Akintayo said a operation of Obi and Nasir El-Rufai, a erstwhile politician of Kaduna state, volition springiness BAT—as President Tinubu is fondly called—'sleepless nights'.

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Legit.ng recalls that El-Rufai precocious left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP). The 65-year-old stated successful a caller interrogation that the ruling enactment had abandoned its progressive ideals. He accused the APC of straying from its archetypal principles and transforming into a enactment driven by idiosyncratic interests.
Since El-Rufai joined the SDP, immoderate individuals person joined the 35-year-old party.
Akintayo, however, expressed doubts astir El-Rufai’s sincerity successful the ngo to democratically sack Tinubu successful the adjacent wide election.
He wrote on his verified X (formerly known arsenic Twitter) page:
“The pnly governmental campaigner that @officialABAT Fears is @PeterObi hence a operation of @PeterObi and @elrufai volition springiness @officialABAT a sleepless nights. The lone occupation with this operation is this? Can @elrufai beryllium trusted? From the countless insults from him and his children to his personality. No 1 regularisation of power; Never outshine your boss! Can an @elrufai VIP refrain from outshining @PeterObi? "Akintayo added:
Just reasoning loud. I americium yet to spot a look that volition decision @officialABAT successful 2027. This @elrufai determination looks similar dividing bluish votes to inactive assistance @officialABAT win. Chai! Again, conscionable reasoning loud.”
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Read much connected Nasir El-Rufai:
- El-Rufai links apprehension of apical state to defection from APC to SDP, shares details
- El-Rufai: “Why northbound is not funny successful Buhari,” Atiku’s adjutant speaks
- Adewole Adebayo rules retired El-Rufai’s conjugation talks, declares 2027 statesmanlike ambition nether SDP
- Former Sokoto politician Bafarawa speaks connected joining SDP aft El-Rufai's defection
2027 election: SDP's El-Rufai nether fire
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Sule Lamido, a erstwhile politician of Jigawa state, scolded El-Rufai.
Lamido criticised El-Rufai implicit the erstwhile APC chieftain's telephone for absorption politicians to articulation the SDP.
After El-Rufai urged those deemed absorption leaders similar Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Rauf Aregbesola, and Rotimi Amaechi, to articulation him successful his caller governmental movement, Lamido powerfully rejected El-Rufai’s invitation, questioning his governmental ideology.
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Source: Legit.ng