2027: Group backs Obi for president, dismisses Wike, Soludo threats

A socio political group, Igbo Agenda Dialogue (IAD), has dismissed threats attributed to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and the  Anambra state governor, Chukwuma Soludo, insisting that their threats wouldn’t diminish the prospects of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Mr Peter Obi.

National Chairman of the IAD, Chief Chekwas Okorie, who acknowledged this at a press briefing on Wednesday in Abuja, stated it might be a serious distraction to answer the threats of Soludo and Wike, reminding Soludo that each he and Obi had been the merchandise of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA).

“We have decided that it would be a major distraction to respond to Soludo’s threats against Obi. We have reminded him that both of them are of the products APGA.”

“But allow us to remind them that the folks of Osun proved that they may have a governor of their alternative. “Despite this, the Osun governor rapidly stated he would help Tinubu his brother from his state.

“Soludo should be mindful of his remaining three and half years. Let us see how he would be able to get 10 percent votes from Anambra. The same response I give to Soludo is what I give to Wike,” he stated.

The IAD which formally endorsed Obi as its most popular candidate for the January 16, 2027 presidential election, stated the group arrived on the determination after an appraisal of the main presidential candidates.

He stated the group, after intensive consultations with Igbo unions, market associations, ladies’s organisations, youth teams and civil society organisations in Nigeria and the diaspora, unanimously resolved to help Obi.

According to him, the choice to endorse Obi was knowledgeable by the necessity for Nigeria to elect a compassionate, prudent and incorruptible chief able to addressing the nation’s challenges.

“We came to the unanimous resolution that it will be in the best interest of Nigeria to elect Mr Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Party (NDC) as the President of Nigeria come January 16, 2027. We are encouraged by the fact that Mr Peter Obi has earned the popular support of the majority of Nigerians across all ethnic and religious divides in the country.”

The IAD chairman expressed confidence that Obi would take pleasure in substantial help past the South-East, significantly amongst Nigerians residing in Lagos, Abuja and different elements of the nation.

Okorie particularly predicted a big improve in Obi’s votes in Lagos, the place hundreds of thousands of Nigerians from totally different ethnic backgrounds reside.

“Igbo people that will vote in Lagos in 2027 will be double the number that voted in 2023,” he declared.

He defined that the IAD was constructing on an intensive community of Igbo associations and neighborhood teams throughout the nation to mobilise voters via direct engagement reasonably than counting on political rallies.

According to him, the organisation believed that private contact with voters and sustained grassroots mobilisation could be more practical in securing electoral help.

He described the 2027 election as a chance for Nigerians to elect a pacesetter who may tackle the nation’s financial and governance challenges.

The group additionally endorsed Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano state, as Obi’s operating mate, describing him as a compassionate and people-oriented politician.