The Social Democratic Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Adewole Adebayo, has declared that President Bola Tinubu has effectively lost the 2027 election before it even begins. In an interview aired on Symfoni TV on Wednesday, Adebayo argued that Nigeria urgently needs new leadership to address its challenges.
According to Adebayo, Tinubu has been defeated on multiple fronts—demographic, economic, and political. He likened the situation to previous claims about Boko Haram being technically defeated, suggesting that Tinubu’s defeat is similarly comprehensive. The SDP chieftain alleged that the president’s only hope lies in a manipulated transition, where a single party fields two candidates and resorts to legal battles to create distractions.
Adebayo asserted that Tinubu lacks popularity across Nigeria’s regions. He claimed the president is not well-regarded in the South, misunderstands the North, has disappointed the West, and is considered unacceptable in the East. The center, he said, cannot hold for Tinubu. Instead of genuine support, Adebayo argued, Tinubu is counting on voter disillusionment and apathy, hoping to distribute rice through his ‘Renewed Hopelessness’ agenda to secure victory.