Feeble presidential aide and ambassador-designate, Reno Omokri, has talked about opposition parties are “delusional” to think they’ll defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.
Omokri talked about the opposition failed to defeat Tinubu in 2023 when he had the backing of about 20 All Progressives Congress (APC) governors, arguing that the duty has grow to be extra demanding now that the president allegedly enjoys the give a enhance to of spherical 30 governors.
He described the decision by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to dump the New Nigeria Peoples Find together (NNPP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a main political turning point that has altered the steadiness of energy in Kano Divulge.
Omokri talked about Kano, which recorded the most effective seemingly voter turnout in the 2023 presidential election, became once misplaced by Tinubu largely because he became once no longer the incumbent.
“All of those dynamics own changed, and they own changed in favour of the president,” he talked about.
Omokri talked about though NNPP leaeder, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso could maybe well presumably be sad with Yusuf’s political switch, he’s no longer opposed to Tinubu and is unlikely to give a enhance to one other presidential aspirant.
“Even as he’s disappointed that Governor Abba Yusuf left his social gathering, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso will not be any longer necessarily against the president, and he’s certainly no longer for another aspirant,” he talked about.
He talked about most governors are either brazenly or quietly delighted with the Tinubu administration because the removal of gasoline subsidies and the increase in federal allocations own eased financial pressures on their states.
“Their main mission earlier than May per chance presumably presumably 29, 2023, became once an absence of funds to bustle their states, and by removing gasoline subsidies and nearly tripling federal allocations, President Tinubu solved that downside,” Omokri talked about.
He described opposition calls to reverse the subsidy removal as politically self-defeating.
“That automatically ability states will receive less federal funding if those aspirants win in 2027, and no governor in his genuine mind will give a enhance to that,” he talked about.
Citing income figures, Omokri talked about Kano obtained about ₦3.1 billion as statutory allocation in August 2022 but obtained ₦24.63 billion in February 2025, while local governments in the disclose obtained ₦20.4 billion.
Omokri also pointed to what he described as macroeconomic gains below Tinubu, including decrease inflation, increased foreign reserves, reduced debt, and tell in deplorable home product.
“This kind of macroeconomic progress does no longer occur unintentionally; it comes strategically and is the finish result of correct leadership,” he talked about.
He claimed the International Monetary Fund these days acknowledged the affect of the administration’s insurance policies.
“On January 20, 2026, the IMF talked about Nigeria’s macroeconomic reforms are beginning to yield results,” Omokri talked about.
He concluded that Tinubu has united the political class by delivering on key campaign guarantees and is well positioned for re-election.
