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Aviation and Aerospace Development Minister Festus Keyamo has dismissed the possibility of a political coalition succeeding in unseating President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections, describing such efforts as “impossible.” Keyamo made this statement during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, characterizing the coalition plans by some political elites as “a storm in a teacup” that would not survive the strength of the All Progressives Congress (APC) structure.

Keyamo was responding to remarks made by Labour Party chieftain Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed and other northern figures, including former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai and former vice president Atiku Abubakar, who have hinted at forming an opposition coalition. Keyamo pointed to historical precedent, recalling that the formation of the APC was a long process that took years of negotiation and coordination.

He dismissed the notion of a rising wave of youth mobilization threatening Tinubu’s re-election chances, citing the strength of the APC’s structures. Keyamo also noted that President Tinubu enjoys more friends in the North than in the South-West, a factor he believes will prove decisive in the forthcoming election.

Following the recent defection of Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to the APC, Keyamo revealed he had surrendered party leadership in the state to the governor, stating that the move was aimed at strengthening the APC for Tinubu’s re-election.