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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.




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Why are they not bothered about Atiku.
Go and beg Atiku

Obi should go and contest for house of representatives, that is if he will win.

What is Tinubu offering the Southeast in this gamble? Nobody discards the Joker in a card game. Ọhaneze should refrain from engaging in election politics, as the region consists of different political parties with varying interests.

Weloveyou:
Why are they not bothered about Atiku.
Go and beg Atiku

You're in pains now

LordviccoDaGuru:


You're in pains now

I am confused why should I be in pain 🤔

Tinubu is so desperate but he will be gone in 2027. Ohaneze dey mad ni ? 2031 is for the north abi una dey mental ?

Weloveyou:
I am confused why should I be in pain 🤔

Because Akiku, Tinubu are your worst nightmare to make your mentor Peter Obi not to win election in Nigeria

yarimo:
Obi should go and contest for house of representatives, that is if he will win.

I guess this was the agenda that was posted by the admin in the agbado WhatsApp group, my data finished so I missed out on that….

Let’s join hands and push this narrative together

Fake APC ohanaeze faction that they won't arrest or detain it's fraudulent chairman knowing fully well that he's breaking the law

MadamExcellency:
What is Tinubu offering the Southeast in this gamble? Nobody discards the Joker in a card game. Ọhaneze should refrain from engaging in election politics, as the region consists of different political parties with varying interests.

Much Ado about nothing.

Anybody can win the presidency without a single vote from the southeast but for a candidate from that area to win becomes a harculian task.

Better to face the reality.
The enormous animosity created for the Igbo by obidients has compounded the problem.

This comment is meant only for astute and objective thinkers and not for irrational and emotional birds.

Wait till 2031 ke?


Even if Obi is to wait, he needs to be in the party where the power is.


Which means ADC needs to unseat Tinubu come 2027.


No matter what, Tinubu is going unless the coalition fails to reach a consensus agreement on who to fly their ticket in 2027.

The fake Ohanaeze led by Okechukwu Isiguzoro nobody knows

We have tried Tinubu and he has failed very woefully, we can no longer gamble our lives with him,let another one try
Nigeria has afforded him alot ,he took a lot from our common patrimony, while he thinks its a sin from the vast majority of Nigerians to have a little bite, which is what subsidy offers to the people
He believes it is him and his elite friends that is only entitled to the goodies the land can offer
He is the worst president ever,lacks empathy and very selfish

LordviccoDaGuru:
Because Akiku, Tinubu are your worst nightmare to make your mentor Peter Obi not to win election in Nigeria

Lol..I dey support Atiku and and Obi