Nigeria’s ambassador to Mexico, Reno Omokri, on Saturday declared that the 2027 presidential election is only a formality.

 

 

Omokri said if God spares the life of President Bola Tinubu, he would pull a decisive win during the 2027 presidential election.

 

He made the remark in a post on X while reacting to the crowd that trooped out to welcome Tinubu to Bayelsa State on Friday.

 

 

He wrote: “Bayelsa was created on Tuesday, October 1, 1996, and since that date, Bayelsans have rarely seen the kind of crowd that trooped out yesterday for President Tinubu.

 

“Maybe this happened under President Jonathan, who is a native of Bayelsa; however, the crowd was massive, active, and supportive. And the people, in their humongous numbers, kept coming. I have been to Bayelsa—multiple times.

 

 

“I used to think this was a tiny state in terms of landmass and population. Boy, was I wrong! Yesterday proved that convincingly with regard to the population.

 

“Definitely, this is a state that knows on what side its bread is buttered. Especially when you consider the following fact.

 

“And as it is in the South-South, so will it be throughout the federation. And that is why 2027 is, for the President, more or less a formality, God sparing his life.”