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A former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has stated that South-East votes for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections will surprise Nigerians.
Shittu, the immediate past Minister of Communications insisted that the much talked about “Obi factor or wave” will not affect the outcome.
He said this on Wednesday, while responding to questions in an interview on ‘Prime Time’, a programme on Arise Television.
“And today, if you know the amount of votes that will be coming from even the South East for APC, you’ll be shocked,” he said.
The Oyo-born politician also insisted that the All Progressives Congress, APC, was gaining ground in the region, emphasizing that the influence of Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, whom he credited with swaying sentiment is in favour of Tinubu.
“Even the people from the South East, with the efforts of people like Dave Umahi and so many others, a lot of people are getting convinced to come the Tinubu route,” Shittu added.
The erstwhile Minister of Communications dismissed the notion that the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, would remain a factor in the region.
“It doesn’t matter. What is important is for Tinubu to win. Even if to win by 10 votes, I can assure you that Bola Ahmed Tinubu is going to win,” he stated.
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