Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter ObiFormer Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi
The Deputy National Chairman (South) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ben Nwoye, has stated that the party is ready to uproot former presidential candidate, Peter Obi’s influence in the upcoming 2027 general elections.
Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television, Nwoye vowed that APC would fight through the system.
He acknowledged the significant impact of the Obidient Movement in the last election and stated that the party would not take Obi for granted.
The APC chieftain said, “If you come to the South-East and you see what happened in the last election, it was the grand zero for the Obidient movement, they practically took everywhere, including my state. I mean, they won two out of three Senate seats, I think they won 15 out of 24 House of Assembly seats, and they won seven out of eight House of Reps seat, so it’s huge.
“So, when you have the man sitting there, and he went to Delta State, took some, went to Edo State, he won, and of course, he won in Lagos State. So, when you have such figure moving around, you should be prepared, and remember he has his two feed on party, on one hand the Obidient movement is there and alive and the ADC, and he said he is going to run. So, when you have that, every vote is going to count, we are going to fight through the system, we are going to make sure we get as much as possible to win.”
The APC chieftain noted that the ruling party will face its biggest challenge in the 2027 election from the South, reemphasising the party’s readiness for the battle ahead.
“Last time it was down south, and this time it is going to be down south because you have different people wanting to be president from the south. You have the Obi himself, of course, you have (Rotimi) Amaechi and some others who have not really declared, but we know that they are warming up,” he added
Obi, who ran for the presidency under the Labour Party in 2023 and won nine of 17 South states, is now with the African Democratic Congress (ADC), where he is seeking to be the party’s flagbearer in 2027.
