Why re-electing Tinubu is a task that must be done – Fani-Kayode, Omokri

By Ayorinde Oluokun

Ambassadors- Designate Chief Femi Fani-Kayode and Mr. Bemigho Reno Omokri have declared that re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 is a task that must be done.

Fani-Kayode and Omokri made the declaration in a joint statement on Saturday.

They declared that the re-election of Tinubu is in the best interest of the stability, unity, and prosperity of Nigeria.

They also argued that re-election of Tinubu in 2027 be in keeping with what they described as ‘the Gentleman’s Agreement,’ which, according to them, ushered in the Fourth Republic in 1999.

According to them, the gentlemen agreement indicated that after 16 years of turbulence and political instability, for there to be a balanced and orderly rotation of power in Nigeria, between the North and the South.

They therefore noted that that after full and unfettered two terms of four years of Muhammadu Buhari administration, Northern Nigeria with the support of patriots from Southern Nigeria, had its full, uninterrupted, and undisturbed tenure in this power rotation arrangement.

“And that, after that tenure, it is the turn of Southern Nigeria to take and retain the baton of power for a commensurate period of time, to wit, two terms of four years each,” they stated.

“As such, we view it as unpatriotic and inimical to the unity, equilibrium, and progress of Nigeria for anyone to even conceive of power returning to Northern Nigeria after only one term of four years, during which it was domiciled in Southern Nigeria. And not just in Southern Nigeria, but in the specific hands of the man who was the chief architect for the return of power to the North in 2015.

“We are of the opinion that one good turn deserves another and that one good term deserves another.

“Therefore, we make bold to state that our candidate and choice for the 2027 Presidential Elections is His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria, who has, in the last three years, delivered 12 cycles of GDP growth and trade surpluses, while adding $67 billion to our economy and making Nigeria the sixth largest contributor to global GDP growth in 2025,” Fani-Kayode and Omokri said in the statement.

The two Ambassador-designates also urged the political class to note that the reason Switzerland has been stable, peaceful, and prosperous for the last 211 years is because that Alpine nation wisely introduced power sharing amongst its multiethnic population and has not seen any conflict since 1815, and particularly since 1848 when its power-sharing policy took root.

“Finally, we call on all Nigerians, irrespective of region, religion, and communion, to join us and queue behind the present Presidency and future candidacy of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Renewed Hope Agenda, which has seen infrastructural efforts to unite Nigeria, including the ₦15 trillion 750-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, the ₦13 trillion 1068-kilometre Illela-Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway, and bridging the gap between the Southeast and the entire North through the 465-kilometre Trans-Saharan Road being constructed at a cost of an estimated $750 million.

“If we all extend the right hand of fellowship to President Bola Tinubu, we will, with the help of God, collectively see Nigeria become a $1 trillion economy by 2031.

“To re-elect President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a task that must be done!

“May God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and may Nigeria prosper under President Bola Tinubu,” Fani-Kayode and Omokri said.