Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has called on members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to set aside personal ambitions and rally behind President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027.
Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’, he argued that the President requires a second term to consolidate and complete his reform agenda.
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Keyamo stressed that continuity in leadership is critical to the success of Tinubu’s policy initiatives, many of which he said are still in progress.
“It would be a serious setback for the country if another administration comes in and halts the current reforms,” he warned.
“This has been a recurring problem in Nigeria—abandoned policies and a lack of policy continuity.”
The Minister, who hails from Delta State, made headlines recently by relinquishing party leadership in the state following the defection of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC.
Keyamo described the move as a necessary sacrifice to strengthen the APC’s position ahead of the next general election.
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“For me, personal political losses are secondary. What matters now is uniting the party and securing President Tinubu’s re-election. Even if I have to step aside politically, I will,” he declared.
The Minister also took a swipe at the PDP, claiming the party had lost a key pillar with Oborevwori’s exit.
“Delta State was not just a PDP stronghold—it was one of the party’s major financial and political backbones. With the governor now in the APC, the PDP has lost its soul in the state,” he said.
