Peter Obi’s 2023 strategy can’t work against Tinubu in 2027 — Olujimi

…says ‘Tinubu is a tough politician to beat’

Former Deputy Governor of Ekiti State and ex-Senate Minority Leader, Senator Biodun Olujimi, has said Labour Party’s Peter Obi will find it difficult to pose a serious challenge to President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, insisting that the tactics that worked in 2023 won’t be effective in the next presidential election.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, Olujimi dismissed Peter Obi’s chances, noting that the former Anambra governor would need more than eloquence and public appeal to unseat Tinubu.

“The rhetoric of the last election will not work again, except he comes with another gimmick. And you see, this (Tinubu) is a politician, a man who knows the terrain well,” she said.

Olujimi, who recently left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), praised President Tinubu’s vast political experience, calling him a seasoned and grounded leader.

“This is the first time we are having a dyed-in-the-wool politician as president. He knows his onions; he knows all of us. He has been in the system for very long. It’s tough,” she stated.

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“This is a man who has worked with everyone, who has been useful to everyone, who has had opportunities to assist governments. Beating him? Uphill task,” she added.

She also revealed the reasons behind her defection from PDP to APC stating that President Tinubu’s decisive leadership style and the current direction of the APC influenced her move.

“The APC we talked about in the past, the government that was in power then, is not the current one in power. There is a different APC now,” she explained.

“This government is pragmatic. It’s resolute, it’s taking tough decisions and running with the decisions. It’s not like other governments,  taking tough decisions and when people start to complain, dropping it and making them comfortable again, going back to the old ways.”

While acknowledging that some may interpret her defection as a betrayal, given her long association with the PDP, she insisted that the party had lost its appeal at the grassroots..

“My people at the grassroots are happy I left the PDP,” Olujimi said.

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