According to Akin Osuntokun, the former director-general of the now-defunct Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Peter Obi will probably come under a lot of pressure to run as a northern candidate’s running mate in the 2027 presidential election.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
During an interview with Arise TV, Osuntokun described the situation as a difficult one, explaining that Obi will likely be caught between two challenging choices.
He noted that while there will be strong external pressure for the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party to align with a northern candidate, many young supporters, particularly the Obidient movement, strongly oppose this idea.
Osuntokun further mentioned that discussions are ongoing about the possibility of introducing an entirely new candidate to lead the potential alliance between opposition parties in the 2027 election.
He acknowledged that a key challenge for those spearheading the coalition talks will be finding a way to strengthen and solidify their political alliance ahead of the next election.
He said, “He (Peter Obi) is almost caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, there’s going to be a lot of pressure on him to be running mate to somebody in the north. At the same time, from my own random discussion with young people, the Obidients, they don’t want to hear that. Some people have been promoting the idea of having somebody new altogether to come up as the candidate of the potential … This is a problem that they are going to face; how to solidify that alliance, that coalition.”.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
The relevant portion of the interview can be viewed from 14:55 to 15:56
