'Peter Obi will proceed to be extra widespread than Soludo' – Senator Umeh

The lawmaker representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, Victor Umeh, has declared that Governor Chukwuma Soludo can’t match the recognition of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in Anambra State and Nigeria.

Umeh made this assertion on Tuesday throughout an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today.

He was talking forward of the 2027 common election whereas reacting to Soludo’s resolution to again President Bola Tinubu as an alternative of Obi.

“Today, no matter what Soludo does, Peter Obi will continue to be more popular than him, both in Nigeria and in Anambra State,” Umeh acknowledged.

According to him, Soludo’s endorsement of Tinubu is not going to cease Anambra individuals from voting for Obi in 2027.

The lawmaker recalled how Obi humiliated the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Anambra with over 90% of the votes in 2023.