2027: 'What Will Happen If Peter Obi Runs as VP to Atiku', Labour Party Chieftain Explains
Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues
Calabar, Cross River - A Labour Party (LP) chieftain, Comrade Sylvester Edet Okon, said Peter Obi running as vice president to Atiku Abubakar in the 2027 presidential election would be a strategic misstep.
Okon said the Obidient Movement would see Obi running as Atiku’s vice as a betrayal of their push for a break from traditional politics.
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The former LP councillorship candidate in Eneyo South Ward, Akpabuyo local government area, Cross River state, stated this during an exclusive chat with Legit.ng.
According to Okon, Obi, who is seen as an anti-establishment reformer will lose his core supporters if he decides to work with Atiku, who represents a symbol of Nigeria’s old guard.
“Peter Obi running as VP to Atiku would be a strategic misstep. Obi’s brand is built on being an anti-establishment reformer, and partnering with Atiku, a symbol of Nigeria’s old guard, risks alienating his core supporters. It could dilute his credibility as a change agent.”
Okon said the Obidient Movement wants Obi to lead the Atiku’s coalition, not play second fiddle.
He warned that Obi would be automatically relegated from national politics if he decides to deputise Atiku in 2027.
“The Obidient Movement which I’m one of them, fiercely loyal and driven by a vision of transformative leadership of transparency, accountability, integrity, and empathic would reject this move outrightly, seeing it as a betrayal of their push for a break from traditional politics. They’d demand Obi lead any coalition, not play second fiddle.
‘If by any means Obi decides to deputized Atiku, it will be an automatic relegation of himself from the national politics as we his supporters will withdraw our support from him.”
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Recall that the world’s most headshot photographer, Saidu Abdulrahman, joined the 'Obidient' movement.
On Thursday, May 29, the Yobe state indigene and several other northern youths aligned with the Peter Obi-led movement.
Legit.ng reports that ahead of the 2027 general election, political stakeholders are neck-deep in various permutations, proposing alliance talks and mobilising voters.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Obi confirmed he will run for president in 2027 under the Labour Party, but suggested it could be his last attempt due to age.
He blamed the ruling government for the internal crises in opposition parties, calling the interference a strategy to weaken democracy.
Despite a possible retirement from politics, Obi pledged continued support for young Nigerians pursuing meaningful national change.
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