2027: Tinubu Will Win Presidential Election by Landslide, Kalu Predicts
Former Abia State Governor and Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has predicted that President Bola Tinubu will win the 2027 presidential election by a landslide, expressing confidence in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Kalu made the prediction on Monday during an appearance on Arise PrimeTime, the evening current affairs programme of Arise News, where he defended the Tinubu administration’s economic reforms.
The former Senate Chief Whip said Nigeria’s economy had stabilised at the macroeconomic level, adding that the government’s next challenge was to translate that progress into improved living conditions for households and businesses.
“President Tinubu has been able to stabilise this economy on the macro level. What we are battling now, having stabilised the economy on the macro level, is the micro level,” he said.
Kalu argued that the administration should now focus on boosting agricultural production, improving security and ensuring manufacturers have access to raw materials to increase production capacity.
While acknowledging the economic difficulties facing Nigerians, he maintained that the country was beginning to experience greater economic predictability. He also credited Tinubu with improving Nigeria’s international economic relationships and attracting the attention of foreign investors.
On the 2027 election, Kalu dismissed the prospect of a strong opposition challenge, insisting that the APC had a broad political structure and significant grassroots support across the country.
“President Tinubu will win. President Tinubu has no competition,” he said.
He argued that political sentiments expressed on social media did not necessarily reflect the situation on the ground, adding that APC lawmakers and other party stakeholders were already mobilising support in their constituencies ahead of the election.
Kalu also called for political stability and national unity, urging Nigerians to allow Tinubu to complete two terms in office, as former President Muhammadu Buhari did.
“The unity of this country is very important. Let’s not question the unity. We allowed President Buhari to do his eight years and go, and we must allow Tinubu to do his eight years and go,” he said.
He urged Nigerians to consider the long-term objectives of the administration’s economic policies, arguing that reforms often come with short-term hardship.
“You can’t do reform without people suffering. You cannot; it’s not possible,” he said.
Responding to questions about his political relationship with the Igbo political establishment, his continued membership of the APC and his future ambitions, Kalu said his decisions were guided by his assessment of national development and loyalty to his party rather than ethnic considerations.
By Oluwafemi Shodipe.
