There may be two rounds of 2027 presidential elections, says el-Rufai

There may be two rounds of 2027 presidential elections, says el-Rufai

Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, says there may be two rounds of the 2027 presidential elections.

Speaking on the Sunday Politics programme on Channels Television, el-Rufai said there is a possibility that no candidate would secure the required majority in the first round.

“The worst case scenario in the 2027 election is that no winner will emerge in the first round, and we may have to run off, and Bola Tinubu will not be on the ballot for the runoff because he would at best come third; he has no path to win,” he said.

El-Rufai had earlier said the opposition coalition would send Tinubu back to Lagos in the 2027 elections.

The former Kaduna governor had also said Nigeria was at risk if the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) wins the 2027 elections.

“I believe that if we allow this party and the government to continue for a second term in office, what remains of Nigeria’s social capital will be destroyed, and we may not have a country at all. This is a fight for our lives,” el-Rufai had said.