An elder statesman in Rivers State, Kingsley Wali, has asserted that the Labour Party 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is the only opposition figure with the strongest potential to challenge President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
NOP NIGERIA reports that Wali, in an interview with Daily Post, claimed that Peter Obi is the only Nigerian politician with a rock-solid vote bank.
According to him, many Nigerians disillusioned with the current political landscape view Peter Obi as a credible alternative capable of driving meaningful change.
He said, “I can’t really say what it is, but, a lot of young people, a lot of first time voters, a lot of people who are disenchanted with the system just have a way of moving towards Obi
“For some reason, they think he’s that person who can make a difference. And Mike, I keep telling people, if there’s any politician in Nigeria today that has a rock solid vote bank somewhere in Nigeria, it is Peter Obi.
“I don’t know if I agree with his politics, I don’t know if I’m a fan of Peter Obi. I don’t think that on a normal day I would say he is the most ideal Nigerian politician.
“But one thing I know is that a lot of Nigerians who are sick and tired of politics just think that Peter Obi is the one who can make the difference.
“For some reason they have stuck with him, which is why I say that the only Nigerian politician today who has a vote bank is Peter Obi.
“When I say the vote bank, I’m talking about the South-East. It’s characterized by the fact that most South-Easterners think that he is their best chance of getting a shot at the presidency.
“And, a lot of first-time voters, like I said, moderates and Christian belters in the North think that he represents their best aspirations.
“Those who think that they have been under the shackles of fundamentalism think that he represents what they aspire to, a Nigeria that is free of religious bias and religious intimidation.
“So if you ask me, I think that he is the one that most of these people in this demography see as their opportunity to get free from domination, whatever that domination is, whether it’s real or imagined.”
