Kenneth Okonkwo, a former spokesperson for the Labour Party’s Presidential Campaign Council, has warned that a strong coalition of top Nigerian elites is the only way to defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election.
Okonkwo, a supporter of former Anambra Governor Peter Obi, stated that no single presidential candidate will be able to secure a win on their own in the upcoming election.
In an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Okonkwo argued that a united opposition would be necessary to challenge Tinubu’s re-election bid.
He acknowledged that while a potential alliance between Obi and Atiku Abubakar is possible, the crucial factor will be the formation of a broad coalition.
Okonkwo stressed that the opposition must work together, just as the elites did in 2014 and 2015 to defeat then-President Goodluck Jonathan.
Without such unity, Okonkwo said Tinubu would have an easy path to victory.
Okonkwo also expressed his disapproval of Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, describing the president as a tyrant who fosters chaos.
He pointed to the recent political situation in Lagos, where the ousted Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, was reinstated following President Tinubu’s intervention.
Okonkwo criticized the action, calling it an example of anarchy, as a single person’s decision overruled the collective will of the legislative body.
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