Tinubu, Atiku or Obi: PDP Chieftain Predicts 2027 Election Winner
- PDP chieftain, Segun Sowunmi, has predicted that Peter Obi has no chance in the 2027 presidential election
- The PDP expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu will defeat Atiku Abubakar and Obi in the election
- However, Nigerians have reacted sharply to Sowunmi's claims, highlighting differing opinions
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Segun Sowunmi, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Ogun state, has projected that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), stands no chance of winning the 2027 presidential election.
The PDP chieftain, while speaking in an interview on Arise TV on Wednesday, June 24, predicted that President Bola Tinubu would win the 2027 presidential election, adding that the candidate close to Tinubu is Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Source: Twitter
2027: Segun Sowunmi speaks on Obi, Atiku
He said:
"From an analytical point of view, the person most likely to come close to President Tinubu in the 2027 election is Atiku; Peter Obi is not in it at all."
Recall that Atiku and Obi lost to President Tinubu in the 2023 presidential election. While Atiku contested under the umbrella of the PDP, Obi ran on the platform of the Labour Party against Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
In actualising their presidential ambition in the 2027 elections, Obi and Atiku have dumped the Labour Party and the PDP for the ADC and the NDC, respectively.
But analysing their chances, Showunmi, who was the spokesperson of Atiku's campaign council in the 2019 and 2023 elections, said he does not see any of them winning the 2027 elections.
2027: Nigerians react to projection on Obi, Atiku
The PDP chieftain's projection has started generating reactions from Nigerians. Below are some of their comments:
Abiodun Owolabi decried the failure of the opposition to unite against the APC:
"Called the whole plan and strategy in 2023. How opposition did not galvanise to close those gaps, combine powers and make inroads where it mattered most is still beyond me. The election is done and dusted to be honest, and it hurts that it isn’t going to be as competitive as I wished."
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Bimpe Babbs said the supporters of Peter Obi are not in support of Obi's claim:
"The obidients are mad because of the brilliant analysis from Segun Showumi. They are allergic to the truth, and they are bubble dwellers."
Daishkawa expressed his disagreement:
"He is discountenancing the young voters demographic and over-reliance on the rigging plan of Atiku and Tinubu... But the young demographic can still win the election for Peter Obi again..... The movements can easily win if they come together, Kwankwasiyya + Ratles + Obidient + 18yrs."
Ray disagreed with Sowunmi:
"We heard and read similar rhetoric in 2023. Nigerians' support for the OK ticket is unreserved and unshaken. This is just a cheap psychological manipulation aimed at deterring OK teaming supporters."
Watch the video of Sowunmi on X here:
Presidency defends Tinubu on Obi's attacks
Legit.ng earlier reported that the presidency has disclosed that the NDC 2027 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, was ignorant about the power-generating capacity of Nigeria.
Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to the president on information and strategy, made the claim while responding to Obi's criticism of President Bola Tinubu.
According to Onanuga, the problem of Nigeria's electricity is not a shortage of gas, while disclosing the actual headache of Tinubu's administration.
Proofreading by James Ojo, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
