Ganduje’s Push, Rivers Reconciliation Signal Tinubu’s Emerging Strategy for 2027 Presidential Race Chairman’s exit paves way for Kwankwaso’s imminent return to APC, as analysts see a Kano, Rivers, Lagos move Vice presidency now in play
Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha, Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja and Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt
President Bola Tinubu may be quietly setting the stage for the 2027
presidential race, as recent political moves, including yesterday’s resignation of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, and Thursday’s dramatic reconciliation between Rivers
State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, all pointing to a calculated realignment of
forces across Nigeria’s key voting blocs. Continued on page 5
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L-R: President Bola Tinubu; President/Chairman, African Export-Import Bank, Prof. Benedict Oramah, and his wife, Mrs. Chinelo Oramah, during the conferment of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) by the President on Oramah at the 2025 Annual Meetings of Afreximbank in Abuja… yesterday