President Bola Tinubu is not hiding his confidence ahead of 2027. Speaking recently, the president took direct aim at opposition presidential hopefuls Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, saying neither man has shown the kind of political muscle needed to give him a real fight.
His sharpest line: Atiku and Obi are only campaigning on Facebook. It is a pointed jab, suggesting that whatever noise the opposition is making is living online, not on the ground where elections are actually won.
Whether that read is accurate or not, the comment tells us something about where Tinubu's head is right now. He is not treating the opposition as a serious threat, at least not publicly. That kind of confidence can be a strategy, or it can be a blind spot. The next two years will show us which one it is.
Originally published by AllAfrica.