2027: ‘APC has overplayed itself, tactics overstretched’ – Sumner Sambo

Political Editor astatine Arise News, Sumner Sambo, has cautioned that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, whitethorn beryllium overextending its governmental strategy up of aboriginal elections.

Sambo, who spoke connected The Morning Show connected Monday, warned against what helium described arsenic overconfidence wrong the party, noting that the result of the past wide predetermination showed a intimately contested race.

He argued that it would beryllium mediocre governmental calculation for the APC to presume an casual triumph successful forthcoming polls, stressing that the party’s existent attack could beryllium counterproductive.

According to him, the APC’s strategy appears to person inadvertently encouraged absorption figures to align nether a communal platform.

He referenced cardinal absorption leaders, including Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Rabiu Kwankwaso, whose enactment bases, helium noted, recorded results adjacent to that of President Bola Tinubu successful the past election.

Sambo said the perfect governmental strategy for the presidency would person been to support absorption blocs fragmented alternatively than allowing a script wherever they could coalesce.

Sambo said: “I volition conscionable inquire that they beryllium not excessively overconfident of...