Presidential spokesperson Daniel Bwala has stated that no politician, including former President Goodluck Jonathan, can defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election.

Bwala, who is the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, made the claim while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, August 13.

Reacting to claims that Jonathan wants to contest for president in 2027, Bwala dismissed them as a ploy to damage the former president’s post-office reputation.

“I see that some unscrupulous elements are trying to hoodwink former President Goodluck Jonathan to come into politics so they can destroy his reputation, which, after he left government, he has been building by becoming an international figure globally,” he said.

This was as he revealed that Jonathan’s home region, the South South, has largely aligned with Tinubu, pointing to the support of several governors.

Regarding the northern politicians urging Jonathan to run for office in 2027, Bwala pointed out that some of them opposed him when he was president.

“The elements that are going to him in the north, asking him to run, were they not the ones that chased him away?

“So what hope does he have that this time around, they are calling him because they mean well for him? Then look at the political class that is coming together to cajole him to come into politics. I know President Goodluck Jonathan is smarter than that,” he stated.

Bwala further expressed certainty that Tinubu would prevail against Jonathan or any other contender.

“But if President Jonathan decides to run, let me tell you, I have seen the political climate in Nigeria today, and I will speak to facts, not conjecture. There is not a single politician that has the capacity to knock off President Bola Tinubu,” he declared.

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