The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu will win the 2027 general election.
Yilwatda made the assertion during an interview on Sunday Politics, a Channels Television programme, on Sunday, citing what he described as the party’s polling data across the states.
According to the APC chairman, the party’s internal polls indicate that Tinubu is positioned to win the election, although he said the ruling party was still working to improve its standing.
“We have done our polls that give us real statistics across the states showing that President Tinubu is going to win this election,” Yilwatda said.
“We are closing gaps every day. Even though we are leading, we said we need to improve.”
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The APC chairman also compared Tinubu with former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), arguing that the incumbent president had performed better.
Yilwatda defended Tinubu’s administration, particularly its tax reforms, claiming that the new tax laws had benefited the poorest Nigerians.
He also criticised opposition parties, accusing them of focusing on television appearances and public displays rather than sustained political mobilisation.
“My problem with the opposition is that they only do shows. They only come on television and gather people. Now they don’t even have rallies. They will just gather about 10 people to come out and wear some T-shirts,” he said.
Yilwatda’s remarks reflect the APC’s confidence in Tinubu’s re-election prospects as political parties prepare for the 2027 general elections. However, the prediction remains the ruling party chairman’s claim, based on polling data he said the party had conducted.
