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A member of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Aisha Yesufu, has expressed confidence that Peter Obi will have an easier task in the 2027 presidential election than he did in 2023.
Obi, the NDC presidential candidate, contested the 2023 election on the platform of the Labour Party, finishing third with 6.1 million votes.
He trailed Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who secured 6.9 million votes, and President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who won the election with 8.7 million votes.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, Yesufu said the support base built around Obi during the 2023 election had laid the foundation for a stronger campaign in 2027.
“2027 is even easier than 2023. 2023 you know you had to put in all that work, ‘let start it and see,’” she said.
According to her, the 2023 election helped demonstrate the possibility of political change and exposed Obi to a wider section of the country.
She said Obi’s growing visibility across Nigeria meant that his supporters would not have to introduce him to voters in the same way they did during the previous election.
“But right now, everybody has seen it, Mr Peter Obi all over the country,” Yesufu said.
She also pointed to the alliance between Obi and former Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, as another development that could improve the party’s chances in 2027.
“We have this alliance that has come between the Obidients and the Kwankwasiyya and you are seeing Mr Peter Obi’s running mate Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso bringing in a whole lot into the union,” she said.
Yesufu further argued that the economic hardship confronting Nigerians could play a major role in determining voters’ choices in the next presidential election.
She suggested that economic realities could make religious considerations less important to voters, arguing that Nigerians were more concerned about issues affecting their livelihoods.
According to her, the current hardship could influence voters to reconsider their support for the incumbent government ahead of the 2027 election.
