Former sports minister Solomon Dalung says he would accept President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the 2027 presidential election as the “verdict of Nigerians,” rather than blame opposition parties if they fail to unite.
Dalung makes the remarks in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday. He argues that any election outcome reflects the will of the electorate, noting that Nigerians retain sovereignty and therefore determine who governs them. In that context, he says he will not attribute a Tinubu win to the opposition coalition’s lack of cohesion, saying the coalition speaks on behalf of Nigerians as a democratic matter.
The outlets also place Dalung’s comments against recent opposition activity. Two weeks earlier, six opposition parties proposed a “government of national competence” for a single four-year transition ahead of 2027, along with an enforceable transition charter and mechanisms for joint leadership, publicity, legal matters, and working groups on unity and selection of a common presidential candidate. The sources differ mainly in how they frame Dalung’s remarks—one emphasizes “Nigerians’ verdict,” while the other details the surrounding opposition proposal—but both report the same core position from Dalung.
