FAYOSE: OBI LOST 2027 PRESIDENTIAL CHANCE AFTER LEAVING ADC
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By; Sunmola Ganiyat
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said Peter Obi weakened his chances of winning the 2027 presidential election when he left the African Democratic Congress for the Nigeria Democratic Congress.
Fayose made the statement during an interview on TVC News’ Politics Tonight on Tuesday while assessing the prospects of opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general elections.
According to the former governor, Obi and other opposition figures weakened their chances of challenging the ruling All Progressives Congress by abandoning the ADC platform instead of remaining united.
Fayose said, “When they were all together in ADC, I would tell anybody that they will make an impact. The day Obi left ADC for NDC, that day Obi lost.”
He, however, described Obi as “a fantastic Nigerian” who had demonstrated that the country could achieve better governance, but maintained that the opposition’s lack of unity would continue to undermine its electoral prospects.
Fayose said the opposition had gone too far in the electoral process to change course, noting that the Independent National Electoral Commission had already accredited the candidates.
“It’s too late now. INEC has accredited everybody. Even if you say you are not doing again, you’re on your own,” he said.
On President Bola Tinubu’s chances in the 2027 election, Fayose said the political dynamics in the South-West currently favoured the President, citing the support of influential political figures in the region.
He predicted that Tinubu could secure close to four million votes in the South-West, based on the voting pattern recorded during the 2023 presidential election.
Fayose further projected that Tinubu could win the 2027 election with about 65 per cent of the votes, based on the current political situation.
The former governor also criticised attempts to blame electoral malpractice witnessed during the recent Osun governorship election on a single political party.
He alleged that supporters of the APC, Peoples Democratic Party and Accord Party were all involved in vote-buying, arguing that electoral malpractice remained a systemic problem requiring collective action.
Fayose said politicians and voters had a shared responsibility to address the issue, stressing that there was a need for fundamental reforms to strengthen Nigeria’s electoral system.
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