Stop distracting Tinubu with 2027 power struggle, Oyintiloye tells politicians

Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, has asked politicians to stop diverting President Bola Tinubu’s attention with discussions about the 2027 general election.

Speaking to journalists on Sunday in Osogbo, Oyintiloye, a former member of the APC presidential campaign council, said the president should be allowed to focus on urgent national issues rather than political jockeying.

He said Tinubu inherited an economy in crisis, marked by rising debt, a volatile naira, and unsustainable fuel subsidies.

Oyintiloye said the president has rekindled hope by implementing bold reforms like ending petrol subsidy on his first day in office and unifying multiple exchange rates.

The ex-federal lawmaker expressed concern over politicians prematurely positioning themselves for the polls, including jockeying for the vice presidency.

“The noise-making of these political opportunists, hell-bent on causing distractions, is capable of slowing down progress. It is becoming nauseating, to say the least,” he said.

He said the elections are still more than a year and a half away and urged politicians to cease the power struggle that threatens to undermine the president’s work.

The APC chieftain added that the focus should remain on governance and national development.

“There are many pressing national matters that the president is attending to at the moment,” he said.

“Distracting him with who gets what ahead of 2027 and even 2031 elections is absurd and uncalled for.

“What the president needs at this point is our collective support, prayers, and solidarity — not unnecessary clamour for power struggle ahead of 2027.”