2027 Not Sure For Tinubu Despite APC Govs Endorsement – Ndume

Senator Ali Ndume has warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to rely on his endorsement by 22 All Progressives Congress, APC for his 2027 re-election bid.

The Senator representing Borno South in the Nigerian Senate said the recent endorsement by the APC governors may not translate to victory for him in the next presidential election, citing the case of former President Goodluck Jonathan who lost despite the support of the PDP Governors for hims at the time.

Ndume who spoke during a Channels Television Program Sunday Politics, said he did not support the endorsement, describing  what happened as ‘majority having” their way. The senator is a member of the ruling APC, the president’s party.

According to Ndume, who consider himself as President Tinubu’s ally, but has been criticizing him  lately, what the president required to win the next election is the support of Nigerians.

The magazine reported that the 22 APC Governors in the country has recently declared their support for President Tinubu during an elaborate event held in Abuja, the nation’s capital a forth night ago

The president has also received the endorsement of his party as the sole candidate for the next election.

Senator Ndume said the slew of endorsements may not necessarily translate to reelection for President Tinubu, waring that the only way for him to return to Aso Rock, Nigeria’s Seat of Power is to ensure that the hardship in the country is dealt with before the next election.

According to him, the president will be judged by his performance in office, saying the Renewed Hope Agenda of the president has become a mirage for many suffering Nigerians who wil decide his fate.

Ndume said, “I was there but that was not why I was there; I was there for a summit and when I realised that it was not a summit and voice vote was put about the endorsement of Mr President, I just left, and that does not mean I am not an APC member. The majority had its way but few of us felt that was not right.

“It happened before, not once, not twice. It happened during Jonathan. That does not mean anything. Politicians are decamping but the people who are the voters are not decamping.

“I hope that he would look back historically and see that the gathering of people to endorse you does not mean anything.

“Jonathan had 22 governors then endorsing him like was done now. And what happened? Jonathan lost woefully. A lot of money was spent. Even the election was shifted but we are not learning our lessons. I pity Mr President.”