The President of the Arewa Youths has declared that Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, should not expect support from northern Nigeria in the 2027 presidential election, insisting that no northern state would vote for him…..see more
Speaking during an interview on News Century Television, the youth leader claimed Obi neither consulted nor reached any agreement with the group before expressing interest in contesting the 2027 election.
According to him, the group has already decided to support a different presidential candidate.
“Peter Obi should count northern Nigeria out of his campaign zone. No single state in northern Nigeria will vote for Peter Obi in the 2027 presidential election,” he said.
He added that the group would instead support “a presidential candidate who supported President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 and supported northern Nigeria.”
The Arewa Youth President also warned that any state coordinator who supports Obi contrary to the group’s position would be removed from office.
“Peter Obi did not consult us before coming out to contest for president in 2027. We have no agreement with him, and we are not going to support him.
“Any single state coordinator that supports Peter Obi, we are going to sack and replace the state coordinator,” he added.
His comments have since sparked widespread reactions on social media, with many Nigerians arguing that individual voters, not groups or associations, will ultimately decide who they support at the polls.
Some of the reactions include:
- @RichardAbuchiAbiaziem: “Mumu.”
- @NnaMdi: “Arewa people… na una president be this? 😂 This one no dey alright oh.”
- @EnyeribeOnyekachi: “You are mad. Who are you to be consulted?”
- @DblackMiri: “I’m Northern, and I will vote for him 100%. Arewa Youth President, you dey crazy.”
- @MelodyOnyinyechukwuOkwuchukwu: “As a citizen of Kano, I am voting for him. No be you go tell me wetin I go do with my PVC.”
- @MotherHenPoko: “As in northerners are the owners of Nigeria or what? Imagine the talk.”
The remarks have further fueled early political debates ahead of the 2027 general election. Peter Obi has not publicly responded to the comments…..See more