2027 Presidency: Why Peter Obi Should Not Return To PDP, Political Analyst Explains
- The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has been warned not to return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
- A public affairs analyst, Donald Okwuosa, explained the reason Obi should avoid and ignore the clamour of returning to the PDP ahead of the 2027 elections
- During an exclusive chat with Legit.ng, Okwuosa mentioned what Obi stands to gain should he remain in the Labour Party and ignore the PDP
Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues
A public administrator, Donald Okwuosa, has warned Peter Obi against returning to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2027 presidential elections.
Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in 2023, was the running mate to Atiku Abubakar under the PDP platform in 2019.
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Okwuosa said Obi has nothing to benefit from the PDP as the main opposition party is in ruins at the moment.
He stated this during an exclusive chat with Legit.ng on Saturday, July 26, 2025.
“PDP is in ruins right now. Those money bags in the PDP (Atiku, and the likes) are rooting for the ADC. What is left for Obi in the PDP?
“Obi made his debut in 2023 under the umbrella of the Labour Party, polling such numbers. If he remains in the LP, he would garner many more followers, hence, his popularity and ability to win more followers in the core north.”
He discouraged Obi from defecting from LP to PDP, where he is guaranteed a presidential ticket to contest the 2027 elections.
According to Okwuosa, the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, will mess Obi up in the PDP.
He described the report of Obi returning to PDP as a trap for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be re-elected in 2027.
Okwuosa, who is also a writer, said the outcome will be similar to the 2023 election should Obi contest under the PDP platform.
“His ticket under the LP is guaranteed. Jumping from party to party oozes an air of desperation.
“He stands a chance under the Labour Party to make a strong bargain for the coalition, offering him a platform to run for the Presidency.
“Wike would mess him up in the PDP. Getting Obi to join the PDP is a trap. Once he joins, an automatic sail for Tinubu in 2027, as Atiku would hold sway in the ADC, repeating the same blunder (vote sharing) of 2023.”
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2027 election: Peter Obi visits El-Rufai in Abuja
Recall that Obi paid a visit to the immediate past governor of Kaduna state, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, in Abuja.
The Friday visit came weeks after Obi and El-Rufai joined Atiku at the unveiling of the newly adopted opposition coalition aimed at unseating Bola Tinubu in 2027.
Muyiwa Adekeye, media adviser to El-Rufai, shared a photo of the meeting that has sparked mixed reactions on the social media platform X.
Obi told to allow Tinubu complete 2nd term
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a faction of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo called on Obi to jettison any plan to contest in the 2027 presidential election.
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo faction asked Obi to instead support President Tinubu’s second-term bid.
Recently, Obi joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition platform in a plot to unseat President Tinubu in 2027
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