The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his political acumen, describing him as a master strategist ahead of the 2027 general election.

In a post shared on X on Sunday, Keyamo said Tinubu’s experience as a former opposition figure gives him a decisive edge over current opposition leaders.

“The very unique thing about President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT is that he fought from the deep end of opposition to become President of Nigeria and today, he has totally flipped the script on the PDP,” he wrote.

Keyamo recalled Tinubu’s political trajectory, particularly his role as the only surviving opposition governor in the South-West after the 2007 elections, noting that the experience shaped his understanding of opposition politics.

He argued that opposition parties are now relying on strategies originally developed by Tinubu, making it difficult for them to outmaneuver him.

“Therefore, every step the opposition takes today and every strategy they adopt is from the playbook of President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He knows and understands every single step against him before they even conceive it,” the minister said.

Keyamo added that Tinubu’s deep knowledge of political strategy places him far ahead of his rivals in the build-up to the next election cycle.

“You cannot beat the master at his own game; you cannot outfox the man who taught almost all of us how to play opposition politics; he is 100 steps ahead of all of them,” he said.

His remarks come amid increasing political activity and realignments among opposition parties positioning themselves for the 2027 elections.