Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has declared that the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, is a “fantastic Nigerian” but has no chance of winning the 2027 presidential election.
Fayose made the remarks on Tuesday during an interview on TVC’s Politics Tonight, where he blamed the division within the opposition for weakening its chances against President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to him, Obi and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar damaged their presidential ambitions by choosing different political platforms, with Obi joining the NDC while Atiku remained with the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
“Peter Obi is a very fantastic Nigerian, but the day he left for the NDC and Atiku Abubakar remained in the African Democratic Congress, ADC, they both lost.
“No hope. That hope was dashed when they went their separate ways. Everybody has seen the hands of Peter Obi in 2023; they are prepared for him now. Everybody has seen Obi’s strategy.
“When the opposition doesn’t come together, they will continue to lose. The All Progressives Congress, APC, took over from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the PDP became an opposition party.
“The almighty Muhammadu Buhari, with a lot of votes, and President Bola Tinubu, with a lot of influence and following, all came together.
“If the current opposition can’t achieve that, this election has come and gone again. I don’t want people to like me,” Fayose said.
