Tinubu’s Re-Election Unstoppable, Says Akpabio, Assures South-South Will Speak With One Voice

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will not be removed from office in 2027 the way former President Goodluck Jonathan was defeated in 2015, warning opposition parties that the South-South region is fully behind Tinubu’s second term bid.

Speaking during a political gathering, Akpabio mocked the coalitions and alliances being formed against the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing them as weak and incapable of disrupting Tinubu’s re-election.

“We will not let you remove Tinubu like you did to Jonathan,” Akpabio stated emphatically. “This time around, the entire South-South will speak as one. We will win the 2027 presidential election. The Niger Delta has assessed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and found him fit to continue in office.”

The Senate President accused opposition forces of attempting to recreate the political upheaval that led to Jonathan’s 2015 defeat but insisted that such conspiracies would not succeed this time. He affirmed the South-South’s renewed political resolve and unity, asserting that President Tinubu has shown commitment to the region’s development in ways not seen in decades.

Highlighting projects under the current administration, Akpabio cited the establishment of the University of Environment and the University of Science in Ogoniland as proof of the Tinubu government’s inclusivity. According to him, such recognition of the Niger Delta had not occurred since the era of Dr. Joseph Wayas, Senate President between 1979 and 1983.

“The people of the Niger Delta have not enjoyed this level of attention in 46 years. What Tinubu has done for us cannot be ignored,” Akpabio said. “We are telling the president: on your mandate we stand. No conspiracy will stand.”

Akpabio’s remarks come amid increasing political activity as Nigeria edges closer to the 2027 general elections. Several opposition figures and parties have hinted at building broad coalitions to challenge the APC at the polls, but the Senate President dismissed such moves as futile in the face of what he called “Tinubu’s growing grassroots support.”