Peter Obi Has No Chance of Winning 2027 Presidential Election

Fayose: Peter Obi Has No Chance of Winning 2027 Presidential Election
He blames opposition divisions for weakening their electoral chances.
Fayose urges opposition leaders to unite against the APC.

Former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has no chance of winning the 2027 presidential election.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Fayose made the statement during an interview on TVC’s Politics Tonight, where he assessed the chances of opposition candidates ahead of the 2027 election.

He described Obi, a former Anambra State governor, as a “very fantastic Nigerian,” but said the former presidential candidate had lost his opportunity after the opposition became divided.

According to Fayose, Obi’s decision to leave the African Democratic Congress, ADC, while Atiku Abubakar remained with the party, weakened their chances of defeating the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

“Peter Obi is a very fantastic Nigerian, but the day he left for the NDC and Atiku Abubakar remained in the African Democratic Congress, ADC, they both lost.

“No hope. That hope was dashed when they went their separate ways. Everybody has seen the hands of Peter Obi in 2023; they are prepared for him now. Everybody has seen Obi’s strategy.

“When the opposition doesn’t come together, they will continue to lose. The All Progressives Congress, APC, took over from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the PDP became an opposition party.

“The almighty Muhammadu Buhari, with a lot of votes, and President Bola Tinubu, with a lot of influence and following, all came together.

“If the current opposition can’t achieve that, this election has come and gone again. I don’t want people to like me,” Fayose said.

Fayose stressed that the opposition would struggle to defeat the APC if its major political figures continued to pursue separate political platforms.