- Public commentator Stephen Akintayo has claimed that Peter Gregory Obi is the only presidential candidate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is afraid of
- Akintayo, via a social media post, said Tinubu would be worried if Obi and another opposition leader, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, decide to team up together
- Legit.ng reports that as Nigerians set their sights on the 2027 presidential election, different permutations of the results have begun to surface
Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering politics, elections, and governance in Nigeria.
FCT, Abuja - As Nigerians look forward to the 2027 election, Stephen Akintayo, a prominent Nigerian entrepreneur, said the only political candidate that President Bola Tinubu fears is Peter Obi, a Labour Party (LP) chieftain.
On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, Akintayo said that a combination of presidential hopeful Obi and Nasir El-Rufai, a former governor of Kaduna state, would give BAT - as President Tinubu is fondly called - 'sleepless nights'.
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Legit.ng reported that El-Rufai recently left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
The 65-year-old stated in a recent interview that the ruling party had abandoned its progressive ideals and accused the APC of straying from its original principles and transforming into a party driven by personal interests.
Since the former Kaduna state governor joined the SDP, some prominent individuals have joined the 35-year-old party.
However, Akintayo expressed doubts about El-Rufai’s sincerity in the mission to democratically sack Tinubu in the next general election.
He wrote on his X handle:
“The only political candidate that @officialABAT Fears is @PeterObi hence a combination of @PeterObi and @elrufai will give @officialABAT sleepless nights. The only problem with this combination is this? Can @elrufai be trusted? From the countless insults from him and his children to his personality. No 1 rule of power; Never outshine your boss! Can an @elrufai VIP refrain from outshining @PeterObi?"
However, he noted that he had yet to see a formula that would stop President Tinubu from clinching a second term in 2027.
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Akintayo added:
"Just thinking loud. I am yet to see a formula that will defeat @officialABAT in 2027. This @elrufai move looks like dividing northern votes to still help @officialABAT win. Chai! Again, just thinking loud.”
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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Sule Lamido, a former governor of Jigawa state, scolded El-Rufai over the former APC chieftain's call for opposition politicians to join the SDP and help oust the ruling party in 2027.
After El-Rufai urged opposition leaders like Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Rotimi Amaechi, to join him in his new political movement, Lamido strongly rejected the invitation, questioning his ideologies.
Proofreading by Nkem Ikeke, copy editor at Legit.ng.
