EJIMAKOR CONDEMNS CALL FOR PETER OBI TO DROP PRESIDENTIAL BID, SAYING IT’S COWARDLY TO CLAIM TINUBU CONTROLS INEC

February 8, 2026

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By: Muftau Fatimo

Aloy Ejimakor, legal consultant to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has criticized calls for African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain Peter Obi to abandon his 2027 presidential bid.

Ejimakor described such calls as “cowardly and duplicitous,” arguing that claims that President Bola Tinubu controls the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies should not be used to discourage Obi’s ambitions.

Posting on X, Ejimakor cited history as evidence, noting that former President Goodluck Jonathan, despite being the incumbent with control over state machinery, lost the 2015 presidential election to Muhammadu Buhari. He stressed that incumbency has clear limits in Nigeria’s democratic process.

He wrote: “It’s cowardly and duplicitous to suggest that Peter Obi should abandon his 2027 presidential ambition because Tinubu ‘controls’ INEC & security agencies.

“It’s also ahistorical, considering that Jonathan was also in control when he lost to Buhari. Incumbency has its limits.”