Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said President Bola Tinubu will defeat former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party’s Peter Obi in the 2027 presidential election, even if the two opposition figures unite against him.

Fayose stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, aired on Tuesday.

The former governor also projected that Tinubu would secure more than 12 million votes in the election, arguing that the President enjoys a strong political base, particularly in the South-West.

“It’s a three-way horse; maybe I am not putting it right. Atiku is there, and Obi is there. Even if they come together, this man (Tinubu) will still defeat them,” Fayose said.

He argued that the opposition would face difficulties securing substantial support in the South-West, particularly in Ekiti, Osun and Ondo states, while predicting that the region would give Tinubu a significant voting advantage.

“This politics is not a tea party. Asiwaju will have over 12 million votes. To rig the election now is very difficult. Very, very difficult,” he said.

Fayose’s comments came shortly after the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council said Tinubu would record a “sweeping victory” in the 2027 presidential election.

Speaking on Arise TV on Monday, the council’s spokesperson, Ima Niboro, attributed the APC’s projected electoral strength to its membership and what he described as the performance of the Tinubu administration since 2023.

Niboro, a former media adviser to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, claimed that the APC had 12.8 million registered members, describing the figure as a formidable electoral base ahead of the 2027 polls.

He also claimed that the APC’s membership was significantly higher than that of major opposition parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party, African Democratic Congress, Labour Party and Nigeria Democratic Congress.