Presidential spokesperson, Sunday Dare, has advised politicians forming a coalition against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s potential second-term bid to forget about contesting the 2027 presidential election and instead prepare for 2031. Dare described the coalition as a “purely opportunistic gathering of disgruntled politicians” who are driven by avarice and ambition to control the national treasury.

According to Dare, the presidency is “rightfully due” to the region where President Tinubu hails from, and it will remain there until 2031. He dismissed the opposition coalition’s adoption of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a means to wrest power from the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government, saying they cannot repeat the events that led to the APC’s victory in the 2015 general elections.

“The Presidency already rests with the region rightfully due. And that’s where it will be till 2031,” Dare said. He added that the leaders of the opposition coalition do not command the kind of loyalty or trust that would enable them to unite the country.

Dare also stated that the merger that birthed the APC in 2013 was driven by selflessness, national interest, and strategic discipline, unlike the current coalition, which he described as lacking in these qualities. “No one in this coalition commands that kind of loyalty or trust. Not one of them could genuinely unite a ward, let alone a country. No one comes close to parading the democratic credentials of President Bola Tinubu,” he said.

The presidential spokesperson further questioned the motives of the opposition coalition, saying, “There is no injustice to redress—only avarice ambition to satisfy the cravings of a few for the control of the National treasury.” He emphasized that President Tinubu’s government has achieved significant milestones in the past two years, and none of the politicians in the coalition has the president’s democratic potentials.