Amid the anti-Tinubu plot, Ohanaeze Ndigbo advised the former Anambra state governor to support the current Nigerian leader’s second term bid.
As reported by Guardian, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation urged Obi to shelve his 2027 presidential ambition ‘for the sake of national integration, equity, and peace’. …CONTINUE READING
A faction of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has pleaded with Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, to wait till the 2031 election.
Recently, Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition platform
Obi, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar; ex-transportation minister Rotimi Amaechi; and Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state; are working together under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition platform to possibly wrest federal power from President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 election
In a statement, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the deputy national president of the Ohanaeze faction, told Obi that unseating President Tinubu would prove exceedingly challenging. The group reminded Obi that the south-east geopolitical zone alone would not make him president.
The statement partly reads: “Ohanaeze Ndigbo fully acknowledges Obi’s constitutional right to contest the presidency in 2027. However, we must confront the stark reality that, despite his considerable social media following, the potential for betrayal looms large.
“Such betrayal could yield dire consequences, with the Igbo people once again bearing the repercussions, as we did in the elections of 2019 and 2023. In 2019, Mr. Obi was the running mate to Atiku Abubakar, and the joint ticket ultimately cost the South-East an additional sixth state, a promise made by former President Muhammadu Buhari to Igbo leaders contingent upon their support.”
Meanwhile, while Obi was asked to reconsider his 2027 ambition, the opposition leader said he is willing to be a one-term president in the next general elections.
Speaking recently during a Twitter Space hosted by Parallel Facts, monitored by Legit.ng, Obi stated that any candidate from the south elected president in 2027 must be prepared to leave office on May 28, 2031, in line with the “unwritten power-sharing agreement” and the zoning principle.
The 64-year-old added that the zoning principle — which alternates the presidency between north and south — is a commitment he has long championed.
