2027 Election: ‘Not Atiku,’ Fayose Names “Only Person That Has Traction”

• Former Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said that the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is the only remaining opposition voice in Nigeria
• Fayose made the remark on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, while analysing President Bola Tinubu's chances in 2027
• Fayose, who served as governor of Ekiti from 2003 to 2006, and again from 2014 to 2018, dismissed the PDP’s threat to the APC

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FCT, Abuja - Ahead of the 2027 elections, Ayo Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, has said Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, is the sole opposition figure who has the traction.

Fayose, an antagonist of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, spoke in a video interview with Channels Television on Wednesday evening, October 15, monitored by Legit.ng.

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Fayose said:

"The only opposition that I know in Nigeria now. I did not say the opposition can win Asiwaju (President Bola Tinubu), the only person that still has traction is Obi."

The ex-Ekiti governor added:

"Obi is talking, he is everywhere despite not being in government. I give it to him. All others are filling the gap."

Fayose's interview can be watched below:

Fayose speaks on PDP's troubles

During the interview, Fayose commented on the travails of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Legit.ng reports that the opposition party has been in a leadership crisis since the 2023 elections. The development has seen many PDP members defecting to the APC and the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

On Tuesday, October 14, Peter Mbah, governor of Enugu, left PDP for the APC. Barely 24 hours later, Douye Diri, governor of Bayelsa state, also resigned from the opposition party.

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In April, Sheriff Oborevwori, governor of Delta state, defected from the PDP to the APC.

In June, Umo Eno, governor of Akwa Ibom, left the PDP for the APC. With Diri’s exit, the PDP now controls only eight states in the country.

Fayose posited:

"Any governor that is killing PDP knows he is the one killing PDP; they know themselves and the reason why they are killing it is for selfish interest. They put weight on some states, all because maybe they think 'this person will have a voice, let us kill his voice'. They have forgotten that in a very short time, in less than two years, they will join us here."

He added:

"Majority of governors who remain in the PDP will jump. It is a matter of time. The actual problem of PDP, they are gone. The new monsters are there now."

The video can be viewed below:

'Possible for Obi to win in 2027' - Analyst

Meanwhile, a public commentator, Femi Bolaji, has said Obi 'has better chances in 2027 than he had in 2023.'

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According to him, many Nigerians who did not believe in Obi’s message during the 2023 general elections have now come to align with his vision.

He told Legit.ng:

“Peter Obi has more hope in 2027 than there was in 2023. Remember when he started running in 2023, people said only four persons were tweeting for him. Despite the controversies that surrounded the election, he still got over six million votes.

“He did well in the 2023 election, even without having a single governor. Many did not believe in him then, but today, people have seen the truth he stands for. His followership has grown too."

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Boma shares prophecy on Obi

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Prophet Abel Boma prophesied that Obi would not secure the ADC presidential ticket.

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Sharing a prophecy via his verified X account, Prophet Boma stated that "instability" is not helping Obi.

Proofreading by James Ojo, copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng