Former Edo state governor and serving senator, Adams Oshiomhole, dismissed calims that the opposition would defeat President Bola Tinubu in 2027.

Specificaly, Oshiomhole expressed surprise at reports that former Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has left the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Sunday, October 5, Oshiomhole appeared visibly taken aback when informed that El-Rufai, a founding member of the APC, had formally quit the ruling party earlier in the year, Vanguard reported. “El-Rufai? Yes, he is in APC,” Oshiomhole said with confidence.

When pressed further, he responded: “Has he left? Okay. Yes, he is my very good friend.”