A former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Kofo Bucknor-Akerele, has described President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027 as a “misplaced priority.”
Bucknor-Akerele served as deputy to Tinubu during his tenure as Lagos State governor from May 1999 to December 2002, though Tinubu remained in office until May 2007.
The octogenarian, who appeared on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief programme on Thursday, emphasized that the Tinubu administration must urgently address Nigeria’s socio-economic challenges.
A member of The Patriots, a group led by former Commonwealth Secretary-General Emeka Anyaoku, Bucknor-Akerele stated that Tinubu’s focus should be on fixing the country rather than seeking a second term.
She said, “Unfortunately, right now, what I see is that the president is looking for a second term, and that seems to be his focus. But I think he should try and look at what people like Emeka Anyaoku and so many others of that calibre sat down and they are trying to fashion something that is going to change Nigeria for the future generations.”
She added, “I hope that his advisers would be able to tell him that 2027 is not our priority right now; our priority right now is fashioning something that will be able to make Nigeria great again.”
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