2027: ‘No decision on Peter Obi yet’ —Ohaneze Ndigbo

Pan-Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, says the body is yet to take a stand on the 2027 presidential ambition of former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, neither has it taken a decision on the candidate to support for the 2027 presidential election.

Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the the body, Ikechukwu Oji, who made the assertion while speaking with journalists in Enugu on Saturday, said the organization was still consulting and strategizing to identify a candidate who would be able to tackle the myriad of problems bedeviling the country including the challenges of insecurity.

“Ohanaeze is yet to take a position on which candidate it is going to back in the 2027 presidential election. This is just 2025, we are still looking at issues of creation of an additional state in the South-East and the issue of insecurity.”

Speaking specifically on the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Oji said:

“Peter Obi is not just our son, but a prominent Nigerian and he is eminently qualified to contest for the country’s presidency. But the Ohanaeze as a body has yet to take a stand on the candidate to support. When the time comes, we will do that.

“We have other more pressing issues like the constitutional amendment, tackling insecurity and killings across the country. These are the issues people should be talking about at the moment, not the 2027 election. It is still too early. The issue of 2027 will be handled in due course.

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“People need to be alive to be able to vote. Look at the killings going on in Benue, Plateau, South-East and other parts of Nigeria. This is what people are more worried about.

“There was a local government election in Lagos State, but there was low turnout and voter apathy. What this tells us is that the people have lost confidence in the electoral process.

“So, we should be more worried about how we can ensure that the people’s votes count and improve the electoral process in the country. How do we ensure that credibility is brought back to the electoral system? The constitutional amendment should worry every Nigerian more than the 2027 election. So, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has not taken a position on any candidate.

“The truth of the matter is that Ohanaeze is neither a political party nor an associate of any political group. However, we are interested in policies and legislation that affect our people.

“As for 2027, we are watching what various political parties have in stock for Nigerians and how such affects our people. We do not interfere with internal party matters. However, when we get to the bridge, we will think of how to cross it.”

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