By Musa Bakare
Despite growing alliances and noisy coalitions, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu stands unrivaled on Nigeria’s political battlefield ahead of the 2027 general elections.
As the political climate intensifies in preparation for 2027, one undeniable truth echoes across the landscape: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains the most formidable, strategically positioned leader in Nigeria’s democratic arena. His influence and unmatched political architecture continue to dwarf the efforts of any opposition or coalition, no matter how loudly they clamor or how broadly they attempt to unite.
Opposition camps may scramble to form fragile alliances and last-minute narratives, but they fail to grasp the depth and durability of President Tinubu’s national political network.
The Jagaban of Borgu is far more than a politician, he is a political institution. His strategic footprint runs deep through every zone in the country.
From his time in exile during the military era to his transformational tenure as Governor of Lagos State, to his pivotal role in the creation of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and eventually his rise to the Presidency, Tinubu’s journey is a lesson in strategic patience, coalition building, and political engineering.
He didn’t just rise, he built. He cultivated leaders, empowered allies, and nurtured loyal structures. Today, governors, senators, lawmakers, technocrats, and influencers are part of a robust, interconnected political machine that no opposition figure has successfully replicated.
While detractors and coalitionists dominate the social media space, President Tinubu dominates the realities on the ground. Through targeted empowerment initiatives, grassroots engagement, party organization, and infrastructural legacy projects, his base is built on trust, loyalty, and real-world impact, not on fleeting digital trends.
The Southwest remains his core stronghold. The North sees in him a dependable statesman and development ally, the South East and South South, long perceived as politically distant are gradually embracing his leadership, thanks to inclusive governance, infrastructure investment, and open political outreach.
No coalition or opposition bloc has matched this level of cross regional penetration and acceptance.
Ironically, Tinubu’s greatest political advantage may be the continued disorder within the opposition. The PDP, once Nigeria’s dominant party, remains trapped in internal crises, zoning disputes, and ego-driven ambitionsand now porting
in ADC.
Newly formed coalition movements, those aligning in the ADC are often loud in rhetoric but lack ideological clarity, grassroots depth, or electoral stamina. Their campaigns are more reactive than visionary, built on frustration rather than focus.
As political history consistently proves: you don’t win elections by being anti-someone, you win by offering something better. So far, only President Tinubu and the APC have presented a consistent, structured message and the political machinery to deliver it.
The opposition coalitionists has centered much of its criticism on economic reform. But what they overlook is the political courage it takes to implement long overdue reforms.
From the removal of unsustainable fuel subsidies to the unification of the exchange rate and decisive fiscal restructuring, President Tinubu has chosen transformation over populism. These decisions are vital to Nigeria’s long term economic future.
And while the noisy may shout, millions of Nigerians quietly respect the President’s boldness.
When viewed through the lens of national structure, grassroots influence, political discipline, and visionary reform, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not only the frontrunner in 2027, he stands alone in his league.
He remains the man to beat, but he remains unbeatable.
Unless opposition leaders abandon division and bitterness, and instead embrace unity, discipline, and strategy, they will continue to chase shadows while President Tinubu steadily marches toward a second term.
Until a real contender emerges, possibly in 2031, with vision, structure, stamina, and national appeal, Tinubu and the APC remain politically indomitable.
– Musa Asiru Bakare, Foundation Member of APC, Member of Tinubu Support Group (TSG), Political Analyst, Lokoja, Kogi State.
