Former Anambra State Governor and Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi has described Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde as qualified to contest for and become Nigeria’s president in the 2027 general elections.
Obi made the statement on Monday in Abuja during the unveiling of Makinde’s presidential campaign office ahead of the 2027 elections.
While recognising Makinde’s presidential ambition under the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Obi urged Nigerians to freely decide who they want to support when they head to the polls.
“A Nigeria of unity and inclusion. We have a candidate who is contesting the presidency today: my dear brother Seyi Makinde. Is he qualified to be president? Yes,” Obi said.
Obi also appealed to politicians across the opposition to set aside their differences and concentrate on tackling some of the country’s major challenges, including poverty, hunger and insecurity.
“We can’t all continue the way we are going today. Our people are hungry. Our people are poor. Our people are insecure,” he said.
The NDC presidential candidate further called for a political culture focused more on improving the welfare of Nigerians than on prolonged political disagreements.
“We don’t want politics of quarrel, politics of disagreement. Let our quarrel be to feed our people. Let our quarrel be to pull our people out of poverty,” he added.
Makinde and Obi are among several opposition politicians expected to be involved in the 2027 presidential race, as political parties and candidates begin positioning themselves ahead of the election.
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