Osun Election; Reconnect With the people -APC Chieftain Tells Tinubu

A Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Niger state Hon Jonathan Vatsa has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to change the style of his administration and immediately reconnect with the people if he is interested in winning the 2027 election.

He told Journalists in Minna while reacting to the outcome of the governorship election in Osun state which was won by Ademola Adeleke of the opposition Accord Party.

Vatsa said ” from what transpired at the Osun election, it is obvious that the governors that Tinubu is relying on cannot deliver him in 2027.

For the number of APC governors that gathered in Osun, and for them to come back empty handed, it is an indication that they have lost the confidence of the people”.

The former Publicity Secretary of APC in the state , pointed out that though mistakes have been made by the President for pumping excess money from fuel subsidy removal to the governors, it is not too late to correct this mistake and connect directly with the people.

“I must say that the people of Osun state have spoken the mind of Nigerians with the way they voted during the election. Nigerians are not happy because of the hardship in the midst of excess money in the country” he added.

He claimed that the money accrued from the removal of fuel subsidy is being shared to the governors who are doing little or nothing with it, and unfortunately Nigerians are putting the blame of the current hardship on the doorstep of President Tinubu.

“From the way Osun people voted and protected their votes, it’s an indication that Nigerians are ready to vote and protect their votes in 2027.This is a clear warning ahead of what APC should expect at the general election because the governors are spreading poverty in their states”, Vatsa alleged

He however identified internal opposition as one of the reasons why APC lost the Osun election, stressing that “there are so many oppositions within the party, and this will also play out in the general elections in 2027”,

Vasta noted that the political atmosphere in the country has changed completely, adding that because the electorates no longer move by big names, party structures, or the endorsement of political elites as the people desired purposeful leadership.