Dayo Adeyeye predicts Tinubu will win all 36 states in 2027, citing economic reforms and political support while criticising the ADC’s structure
The Chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Senator Dayo Adeyeye, has predicted that President Bola Tinubu will win the 2027 presidential election in all 36 states, attributing his confidence to the administration’s policies and expanding political support.
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Adeyeye, who also chairs the South-West Agenda for Asiwaju (SWAGA), made the prediction while speaking with journalists in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday.
He argued that Tinubu’s record in office and the political structure of the All Progressives Congress would make the President difficult for opposition candidates to defeat.
The former National Assembly member said the Federal Government’s economic reforms had increased allocations to state governments, giving governors more resources to pay salaries, pensions and gratuities and implement development projects.
“I said over three months ago that President Tinubu was likely to win all 36 states, and I am becoming increasingly convinced that it will happen,” Adeyeye said.
“I am absolutely confident and ready to campaign anywhere for Tinubu. I believe he deserves massive support in the 2027 election, and now, I predict that he will win in all the states of the federation.”
He said SWAGA was established to consolidate support for Tinubu in the South-West, describing the region as an important political foundation for the President’s national ambitions.
Adeyeye also defended the administration’s removal of the petrol subsidy and unification of the foreign exchange market, arguing that the measures had prevented a deeper economic crisis.
He acknowledged the financial difficulties facing Nigerians but maintained that the reforms had addressed longstanding fiscal and foreign exchange distortions.
According to him, the removal of the subsidy had improved petrol availability by reducing the prolonged scarcity and black-market activities that characterised previous years, despite higher pump prices.
He also argued that the foreign exchange reforms had improved transparency, reduced opportunities for arbitrage and strengthened government finances.
Adeyeye cited the Federal Government’s student loan scheme and increased funding for universities as evidence of efforts to ease household financial pressures and improve education.
He further praised Tinubu for addressing funding challenges in the university system, claiming that improved remuneration and funding had helped restore industrial peace and reduce recurring strikes by the Academic Staff Union of Universities.
Turning to the opposition, Adeyeye questioned the African Democratic Congress’s capacity to challenge the APC, arguing that the party lacked governors and significant representation in the National Assembly and state legislatures.
“ADC is a party without a governor in any of the 36 states. How many members does it have in the National Assembly? How many state assemblies does it control? You cannot compare a party without a demonstrable political structure with the APC,” he said.
He also questioned former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s political support in his home state of Adamawa, noting that the state governor was not backing his presidential ambition.
Adeyeye argued that the absence of strong support from the governor and significant movement within the state legislature would make it difficult for Atiku to build a formidable political base.
Tinubu won the February 2023 presidential election with 8,794,726 votes, according to results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Atiku came second with 6,984,520 votes, while Labour Party candidate Peter Obi received 6,101,533.
Since taking office in May 2023, Tinubu has introduced major economic changes, including the removal of the petrol subsidy and reforms to the foreign exchange market.
The World Bank has said the measures helped address fiscal and foreign exchange market distortions, while also acknowledging the difficult adjustments they imposed on households and businesses.
The ADC has also faced an internal leadership dispute ahead of the 2027 election. On November 5, 2026, the Federal High Court in Abuja nullified the emergence of the David Mark-led national leadership and invalidated decisions taken by the group, including the process that produced Atiku as the party’s presidential candidate.
The party subsequently appealed the judgment and sought a stay of execution, asking INEC to suspend further action pending the determination of the appeal.
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Adeyeye’s prediction comes amid early political mobilisation ahead of the 2027 election, with the APC and opposition parties seeking to consolidate their support bases and resolve internal challenges.
