“It is clear that the next election is not going to be the same thing. And that is why you see the struggle to give appointments and change certain things by the government. Even the Chief of Staff (Femi Gbajabiamila) is holding meetings with the northern House of Representatives because they know the people are not happy.
“We are going to challenge all the illegal processes that were used to undermine our voters and the outcome of the election, and we are going to put mechanisms in place to defend the popularity that Peter Obi has gotten and the acceptance he now enjoys.”
Ahead of the 2027 election, Obi has restated his decision to serve for a single-term of four years to complete the unwritten rule of eight-year power rotation between the southern and northern regions of Nigeria.
Obi hopes to succeed former Lagos governor, Tinubu, as Nigeria’s president in 2027.
In May 2023, Tinubu, a southerner, took over from a northerner, Muhammadu Buhari, who served for eight years. Tinubu is seeking re-election in 2027 but many members of the opposition and Nigerians have criticised his administration for plunging citizens into unprecedented hardship with his economic reforms.
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