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Shehu Gabam, has expressed doubts about President Bola Tinubu’s chances of re-election in 2027 due to his unpopular economic policies.
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Gabam cited policies such as the removal of petrol subsidy, unification of forex rates, electricity tariff hike.
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He also likened Tinubu’s situation to that of former President Goodluck Jonathan, who faced opposition and lost re-election after two years in office.
The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Shehu Gabam, has submitted that President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies may hinder his re-election in 2027.
According to Gabam, many of these policies are unpopular among Nigerians.
Gabam listed some of the policies that may negatively impact Tinubu’s re-election bid, including the removal of petrol subsidy, unification of forex rates, electricity tariff hike, and telecoms tariff hike, amongst others.
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“He (Tinubu) needs to review some of his policies, he needs to rejig his cabinet if he wants to leave a legacy that by two years. And I don’t see him surviving another election with the same kind of policies going on,” Gabam said on Channels Television’s Inside Sources with Laolu Akande.
The SDP chairman drew parallels between Tinubu’s situation and that of former President Goodluck Jonathan, who faced opposition and lost re-election after two years in office.
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“Protests against Jonathan started two years (into his administration), and he couldn’t survive it. And there will be no president in history who has spent money to be reelected in the history of Nigeria like President Jonathan. So, if people are thinking that they will use money, they are mistaken. You will only rig while you are popular,” Gabam said.
Gabam also criticized Tinubu’s administration, alleging that it is hostile and views opposition members as enemies.
He claimed that the current government aims to make Nigeria a one-party state. “Nobody can talk to a governor, he will abuse you, he’s an emperor, you dare not talk to him, you dare not advise him.
The same thing applies to the current government. The moment you advise them, they see you as an enemy,” Gabam said.
Practice what you preach, Nigeria divided under you – Atiku to Tinubu
The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has challenged President Bola Tinubu’s administration to prioritize Nigeria’s unity and practice what it preaches.
Atiku’s media aide, Paul Ibe, made this known in a statement, citing that Nigeria has experienced various divisions since Tinubu became president.
