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The former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has accused President Bola Tinubu‘s government of plotting to sabotage his 2027 presidential ambition.
Naija News reports that Peter Obi made this known during an interview on Magic FM Aba.
The Labour Party (LP) former presidential candidate said the present government is doing everything to prevent him from becoming the presidential candidate of any political party in the 2027 election.
While describing himself as the most qualified among the current presidential aspirants in Nigeria, Peter Obi said, “The present government is bent on making sure I am not a candidate for any party.”
Peter Obi also criticised the Electoral Law signed by President Tinubu, describing it as shameful for excluding forgery as a crime.
He stated, “It is very shameful for Nigeria that the new Electoral Laws assented to by the President excluded forgery as a crime.”
Peter Obi added that Nigeria’s economic crises and leadership challenges require the intervention of someone with experience in business and general administration.
Meanwhile, a legal practitioner and Director of the Legal Obedience Movement, Vincent Otaokpukpu, has dismissed LP chieftain, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed’s call for Peter Obi to rejoin the party.
Speaking during an appearance on Arise News, he stated that the call for Obi to return to the LP lacks legal grounding under Nigeria’s current electoral framework.
According to him, provisions in the Electoral Act make it difficult for a politician to freely switch parties within a short timeframe, particularly in the lead-up to party primaries.
“Datti Ahmed’s comment at best is a political statement, probably without a legal backing.
“It may be impracticable to move from one political party to another, save for probably exceptions created under the law,” he explained.
Otaokpukpu noted that while the Nigerian Constitution guarantees freedom of association, recent electoral provisions introduce conditions that could complicate party movement and participation in primaries.
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