Udenta Udenta, a political scientist and public affairs analyst, says that a presidential ticket with a strong southern candidate like Peter Obi and a reliable northern running mate could beat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections.
Udenta, who is a founding national secretary of the Alliance for Democracy, said these things while on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics.
He said that the current political climate is good for a broad-based opposition alliance that focuses on regional balance.
He said, “Any combination today, a Peter Obi in the South and anyone else in the North, will beat Bola Tinubu in 2027.”
The professor said that Obi is the most important opposition figure in southern Nigeria and that it is very important for the opposition to choose a counterpart from the north.
He said, “The pairing in the South, what is clear and obvious, is Peter Obi, basically in the South.”
“They can choose whoever they want in the North.”
Udenta also said that as the next election gets closer, bad economic conditions could affect how people vote. This means that the ruling party may be hurt by how people feel about the current government.
He went on to say, “The fact that Nigerians want the Buhari presidency shows how bad the Tinubu-led government is. As Nigerians get ready for an election, the President needs to think about more than just words and showmanship.
“What were we like on May 29, 2023, and what are we like now? The answer will be clear: things are worse now than they were when Buhari was president.
“People won’t care about vague numbers about macroeconomic stability or lower inflation; hunger will speak for them. The quality of life is what really matters.
The public affairs analyst’s comments come at a time when opposition groups are still talking about the possibility of joining forces to prepare for the 2027 election.
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