Ex-media aide to the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie, has stated that President Bola Tinubu has not indicated any intention to contest the 2027 presidential election, urging Nigerians to verify claims suggesting otherwise.

Posting on X, Onochie wrote: “Nigerians must know the truth. If there’s any evidence where @officialABAT has spoken about 2027, please I want to see it. Tinubu is not interested in running for a second term.”

She alleged that some individuals aligned with the current administration are pressuring political figures, including governors and opposition leaders, to either join their ranks or step back from political activities ahead of the 2027 polls.

“His criminal goons, fearful of being out of relevance, go about harassing current/past governors, and opposition leaders to either join their unholy alliance or suspend political participation till after 2027 elections,” Onochie claimed.

Onochie further alleged that those involved are motivated by fear of electoral defeat. “These same people who know, for a fact that they have lost the 2027 general elections, have already prepared their homes in exile. So they have adopted the doctrine of lawlessness, intimidation, and impunity. Cowards,” she added.