{"id":231994,"date":"2025-07-07T09:37:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T09:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/peter-obi-declares-2027-presidential-ambition-vows-to-end-tinubus-rule\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T09:37:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T09:37:01","slug":"peter-obi-declares-2027-presidential-ambition-vows-to-end-tinubus-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/peter-obi-declares-2027-presidential-ambition-vows-to-end-tinubus-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Peter Obi Declares 2027 Presidential Ambition, Vows to End Tinubu\u2019s Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Peter Obi Declares 2027 Presidential Ambition, Vows to End Tinubu\u2019s Rule<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h4 data-start=\"4204\" data-end=\"4404\"><em>Peter Obi finally speaks on his 2027 political plans and his stance on Atiku. Discover what he said about Tinubu, VP speculations, and Labour Party unity.<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Biafran Matter : Exclusive Interview with Gen. Yakubu Gowon GCFR former the head of state of Nigeria\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hH-3_qz32r0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"kvezio kvezio-clearfix kvezio-post-inline kvezio-float-center kvezio-align-center kvezio-column-1\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Governor Alex Otti Is Transforming Abia\u2019s Economy \u2013 Chief Nwaobilor Speaks Out\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QnEsD0LfBHI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em><strong>\u2026Says he won\u2019t be Atiku\u2019s VP, blasts APC govt for economic hardship, pledges disciplined leadership<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate,<a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Obi\"> Mr. Peter Obi<\/a>, has finally cleared the air on widespread speculations linking him to a possible alliance with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. In a no-holds-barred interview on Channels TV\u2019s Sunday Politics, Obi categorically declared that he is not in talks to become anyone\u2019s running mate, but is instead preparing to contest for Nigeria\u2019s highest office again in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Peter Obi\u2019s declaration is a bold response to weeks of media buzz suggesting he could form a merger with the People\u2019s Democratic Party (PDP) and serve as vice-presidential candidate under Atiku. But the former Anambra State Governor dismissed the speculation as baseless and unfounded.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody has ever discussed with me whether to be A or B or C,\u201d Peter Obi said. \u201cI am going to contest for the President of Nigeria, and I believe I\u2019m qualified.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Obi\u2019s statement firmly positions him as a leading contender for the 2027 presidential race, especially as Nigeria grapples with worsening inflation, rising unemployment, and growing dissatisfaction with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) government led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the interview, Peter Obi didn\u2019t mince words as he launched a sharp critique of Tinubu\u2019s leadership style, promising Nigerians a new kind of leadership rooted in discipline, competence, and legal integrity.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"kvezio kvezio-clearfix kvezio-post-middle kvezio-float-center kvezio-align-center kvezio-column-1\">\n<div id=\"kvezio-178990-218198630\" class=\"kvezio-container kvezio-type-image \" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WPAdBlock\" data-adid=\"178990\" data-type=\"image\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" itemprop=\"url\" class=\"kvezio-link\" href=\"https:\/\/afnews.sumofunnel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Specil-Edition-of-Gov.-Alex-Otti-One-Year-In-Office-2024.pdf\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to ensure that we remove Tinubu\u2019s government by all lawful means,\u201d Obi declared. \u201cI will govern within the law. I will bring civility to Nigeria, and I will appoint competent people into office. I will not be Minister of Petroleum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The statement was a clear jab at President Tinubu, who controversially appointed himself Minister of Petroleum \u2014 a move Obi and many critics see as lacking transparency and accountability.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to concerns about his association with politicians perceived as having \u201cbaggage,\u201d Obi insisted that leadership requires inclusiveness. He noted that no one should be discarded outright when the goal is national transformation.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe job of a leader is to change,\u201d he said. \u201cYou need everybody. If you want to serve, you must serve everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On the recently formed coalition of opposition parties, which adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a working platform ahead of 2027, Obi clarified that this move was not an act of disloyalty to the Labour Party but a strategic effort to build a formidable alliance against the APC.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is nothing anti-party in the decision,\u201d he explained. \u201cWe are not abandoning where we are. We are going there together. What is constant is that we have agreed to work together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As the political climate heats up ahead of 2027, Obi\u2019s bold pronouncements have stirred fresh hope among his supporters and sent shockwaves across rival political camps. For many Nigerians weary of the current economic hardship and perceived failures in governance, Peter Obi\u2019s campaign could signal a new chapter \u2014 if he can successfully rally a united opposition front.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/afnews.ng\/peter-obi-declares-2027-presidential-ambition-vows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Peter Obi Declares 2027 Presidential Ambition, Vows to End Tinubu\u2019s Rule Peter Obi finally speaks on his 2027 political plans and his stance on Atiku. Discover what he said about Tinubu, VP speculations, and Labour Party unity. \u00a0 \u2026Says he won\u2019t be Atiku\u2019s VP, blasts APC govt for economic hardship, pledges disciplined leadership \u00a0 The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":231995,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-231994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231994\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}