Former presidential aid Reno Omokri predicts that President Bola Tinubu will defeat Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi in 2027 if the trio emerges as the major parties’ flag bearers.
Omokri stated this on his X account on Monday, adding that the only way Atiku will beat Nigeria’s current president if they run again is if Obi does not run.
He went on to say that if the scene is set for the president and the former Anambra governor, the former will win since the supposedly leaked tape ascribed to Obi in April could be an impediment for the latter.
The former presidential aid made the claims just hours after Atiku had a press conference on Monday.
Omokri stated that “if Waziri Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi both contest again in 2027, President Bola Tinubu will be re-elected, God sparing the lives of all three men.”
“The only way Waziri Atiku Abubakar can defeat the incumbent is if Peter Obi does not run. If Waziri Atiku Abubakar does not run and it is a straight contest between Peter Obi and President Tinubu because of the Yes Daddy leaked audio, the President will roundly and soundly defeat Obi.
“I understand this is not what some people want to hear, but they must appreciate that that audio leak has fatally destroyed Peter Obi. The highest he can achieve politically is to be a spoiler at the presidential level.”
Tinubu, Atiku, and Obi ran as candidates for the All Progressives Congress, Peoples Democratic Party, and Labour Party, respectively.
In separate appeals, Atiku and Obi seek remedy in the presidential election petition court and then in the Supreme Court to overturn Tinubu’s victory.
Tinubu prevailed in the appellate and supreme courts.
