Money Will Not Save Tinubu In 2027, He Has Already Used His Trump Card — Dalung

Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has declared that President Bola Tinubu’s chances of winning re-election in 2027 are slim, arguing that the political strategies and financial muscle that delivered victory in 2023 will not work a second time. Dalung, who made the remarks during a television interview, said Nigerian voters are becoming more politically aware and will demand performance and accountability rather than respond to inducements or behind-the-scenes manoeuvring.

The former minister reviewed the current political environment and argued that the factors that played a decisive role in the 2023 elections have lost their potency. He said the president relied heavily on financial strength and political tactics to secure power the first time around but insisted that the same approach will not produce the same result in a political landscape where voters are now paying closer attention to governance and the delivery of democratic dividends.

Dalung said, “He has played the Trump card in 2023, now money will not save him in 2027.” The remark was a direct suggestion that Tinubu exhausted his most effective strategies in the last election and has little left to fall back on in the next cycle. He argued that Nigerians are no longer as easily swayed and that the growing demand for quality leadership and tangible results will shape how people vote when the time comes.

Dalung’s comments feed into a broader conversation that has been building across Nigeria’s political space as the country gradually moves toward another election season. Several opposition figures and political analysts have questioned whether the Tinubu administration’s record so far is strong enough to earn a second term mandate from voters who are dealing with economic hardship, insecurity, and rising living costs. The removal of the fuel subsidy, the floating of the naira, and the resulting inflation have dominated public discourse and remain sore points for many ordinary Nigerians who feel the reforms have brought more pain than progress.

Supporters of the president have pushed back against such assessments, insisting that the administration’s reforms are laying the foundation for long-term economic growth and that the results will become visible before 2027. They argue that Tinubu’s political experience and national network remain strong enough to deliver victory again. Critics like Dalung, however, believe that no amount of political machinery can overcome a population that is hungry, angry, and increasingly demanding better from its leaders.

As 2027 draws closer and the political temperature continues to rise, whether Tinubu’s re-election bid will succeed or fail may ultimately depend on how much ordinary Nigerians feel the impact of his policies in their daily lives before they head to the polls.