The senator representing Ebonyi North Senatorial District, Onyekachi Nwebonyi, said that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, is contesting for the presidency at the wrong time.
Nwebonyi made the statement on Wednesday during a live appearance on an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television.
He was talking about the chances of an Igbo man becoming president and the general elections next year.
“Peter Obi is coming at the wrong time. If you listened carefully and with keen interest on the enumeration I made few minutes ago, you will agree with me that it goes without saying that President Tinubu and other APC candidates will win in South East come 2027 general election.
“The reasons are connected. I said it here. People in Igbo are seeing it. We have taken our stand and it is very clear that the political permutation as it is now does not favour an Igbo man to be president of Nigeria even if our son comes to contest.
“We have to tell ourselves the truth, we can’t be fooled all the time. “We know the best time to strike to get the number one seat and all Nigerians will rally behind us,” the lawmaker said.
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