Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will not secure a second term in office in 2027.
The Abia South lawmaker insisted that the president never truly won the 2023 presidential election and will face a tougher political battle ahead.
Speaking on the prospects of the next general election, Abaribe said the mood across the country shows growing anger and frustration among Nigerians.
According to him, the level of hardship being experienced nationwide has strengthened the resolve of voters to reject Tinubu at the polls in 2027.
The senator dismissed claims that the president has never lost an election. He argued that no politician is immune to defeat, especially when public sentiment has turned against an administration.
Abaribe said Nigerians are already making up their minds and that the outcome in 2027 will reflect their lived realities.
During his appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Abaribe stated, “I do not think so. Everybody loses elections, and you will see when the time comes. He will lose in 2027 because I know what Nigerians are feeling outside.”
He went further to challenge the legitimacy of the 2023 election outcome, saying, “Tinubu never won the 2023 election, and everybody knows it. But we said fine, he has been declared the winner, no problem. We acknowledge him as president, but we are going to meet him in the field, and I will see how he is going to cobble together what will make him win again.”
Abaribe insisted that the next election will not follow the same pattern as the last. He claimed the opposition and ordinary Nigerians are now more alert and prepared to defend their votes.
According to him, “It won’t work because this time everybody will be ready. It will no longer be an announcement at 3 a.m. before people wake up in the morning. This time, people are ready, we are ready, and the masses are even more ready.”
The lawmaker also blamed the Tinubu administration for what he described as a collapsed economy and worsening insecurity across the country.
He questioned how the president intends to convince voters to renew his mandate amid rising cost of living, unemployment, and persistent safety concerns.
Abaribe also spoke on the recent wave of defections from opposition parties to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He made it clear that he has no intention of joining the ruling party, insisting he would remain with the opposition regardless of political pressure.
He said, “If there is anybody who is going to defect to the APC, I think I should be the very, very last one. By the time I defect, it would mean there are no parties left in Nigeria, including the APC.”
According to him, the defections do not strengthen the APC but instead create internal crises. He argued that the ruling party is absorbing unresolved political conflicts that will eventually weaken it from within.
The senator noted that leadership struggles are already emerging in states where high-profile defections have taken place.
Abaribe added that the opposition stands to benefit from the situation, as the APC’s internal disagreements will become more pronounced ahead of future elections.
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