2027 POLITICS HEATS UP AS ONANUGA FAULTS TINUBU CRITICS AND WIKE RALLIES RIVERS SUPPORT
Political positioning ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 elections is intensifying as senior figures around President Bola Tinubu respond to opposition criticism and expand grassroots mobilization. Presidential adviser Bayo Onanuga has accused politicians who criticized Tinubu’s October 1 Independence Day address of appearing to prepare their responses before the speech was delivered. Onanuga defended the President’s economic reform argument and said critics had ignored Tinubu’s claim that the administration’s policies were designed to confront longstanding weaknesses in Nigeria’s economy. Separately, Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has reaffirmed his political support for Tinubu during a consultative meeting with stakeholders in Akpor Kingdom, Rivers State. Wike said his political alignment with the President remained firm and urged supporters to build a broader political coalition ahead of the 2027 presidential election.