{"id":240176,"date":"2026-01-24T08:26:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T08:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/peter-obi-kwankwaso-can-make-major-statement-in-2027-iroegbu\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T08:26:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T08:26:49","slug":"peter-obi-kwankwaso-can-make-major-statement-in-2027-iroegbu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/peter-obi-kwankwaso-can-make-major-statement-in-2027-iroegbu\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Peter Obi, Kwankwaso Can Make Major Statement In 2027\u2019 \u2013 Iroegbu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<p>A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Obidient Movement, Dickson Iroegbu, has asserted that former presidential candidates, <strong>Peter Obi<\/strong> and Rabiu Kwankwaso, can make a major statement in the 2027 general elections if they form an alliance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abia Radio News<\/strong> reports that Iroegbu said this on Friday in an interview on Arise Television\u2019s \u2018Prime Time\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>According to Iroegbu, with Peter Obi as president and<strong> Kwankwaso<\/strong> as Vice President, the Presidential Villa will definitely lose sleep.<\/p>\n<p>He said, <em>\u201cFrom the experience Kwankwaso has gotten now, if he has realized that he can form an alliance with Peter Obi, then the two of them can make a major statement in 2027.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe candidacy of Peter Obi as President and Kwankwaso as Vice will definitely make the Presidential Villa lose sleep.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a public affairs analyst, Jide Ojo, has suggested that <strong>Peter Obi<\/strong>\u00a0may dump the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 elections if he fails to win the party\u2019s presidential ticket.<\/p>\n<p>Ojo, who spoke on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television\u2019s The Morning Brief, projected that Obi may lose the ADC presidential ticket to former Vice President\u00a0<strong>Atiku Abubakar<\/strong>, particularly if the party opts for indirect primaries.<\/p>\n<p>Should Obi lose the\u00a0<strong>ADC<\/strong>\u00a0ticket to Atiku, Ojo predicted that the former Anambra State Governor may dump the party for another platform to actualize his presidential ambition.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Obidient Movement, Dickson Iroegbu, has asserted that former presidential candidates, Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso, can make a major statement in the 2027 general elections if they form an alliance. 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