Trending Video: ‘Peter Obi’s 2027 presidential dream over, may settle for campaign DG’

Daniel Bwala, who serves as the Special Adviser on Policy Communication to President Bola Tinubu, has made a bold statement regarding the political prospects of Peter Obi ahead 2027.

During an appearance on Channels Television’s current affairs program on Wednesday, Bwala suggested that President Tinubu could secure as many as two million votes from the region—an estimate he asserted would be at least four to six times greater than the votes attained in the 2023 election.

In the 2023 presidential election, President Tinubu received only 127,370 votes from the South-East.

“This situation is difficult to characterize, but let me address it regionally. With regard to the South-East, I assure you that President Bola Tinubu will exceed four times, if not six times, the number of votes he previously received. He will achieve up to two million votes,” In a trending video, click here to see video, Bwala stated.

In a trending video, click here to see video, Bwala analysis the chances of former Anambra governor, Peter Obi.

The Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party have indicated that they do not intend to replace their candidates or party structures in the 2027 general election.

When questioned about how the president would secure the projected two million votes if the Labour Party’s Peter Obi is also a candidate, Bwala contended that the region possesses a substantial voting population and claimed that Obi’s influence has diminished.

He said, “There are lots of votes in the region,” he said, adding that Obi would only serve as a Director-General in the coalition-backed African Democratic Congress (ADC).

“As I tell you, he’s not going to get a ticket in any of the parties (ADC, PDP, LP). That is Peter Obi. The problem now is that he might not even get the vice presidential ticket from the way things are going, but whether Peter Obi is a ticket bearer of the party, he has lost more than 50% of his votes because they were not votes that were built on agenda and politics. They were built on rhetoric and division, and Nigerian people’s eyes are open.”

He also argued that the recent defections of southern governors to the APC and the endorsement by governors in opposition parties would push the president’s numbers and popularity in the south-east ahead of the forthcoming election. click here to see video