A former spokesman for the Labour Party’s Presidential Campaign Council, Kenneth Okonkwo, has said no southern candidate can defeat President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
According to Okonkwo, handing the sole ticket of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, to a southerner is synonymous with declaring Tinubu the winner of the presidential election.
Earlier in the interview, Okonkwo said he would only support a northern candidate who is popular and capable of winning states in the region.
“Anybody telling you to bring a fresh southerner to compete against Tinubu, a southerner, is trying to tell you to zone the ticket to Tinubu, and Tinubu will win outrightly,” Okonkwo said.
Okonkwo supported Peter Obi and the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, but in July 2024, he parted ways with the former Anambra governor and left the Labour Party.
The Nollywood star-turned-politician said he was disappointed with the Labour Party’s internal squabbles and Obi’s failure to address them.
Peter Obi is one of the prominent political leaders from the South in the Coalition who has indicated interest in contesting for the presidency.
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