The Deputy National Chairman (South) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ben Nwoye, on Monday disclosed the party’s readiness to combat the former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi’s influence in the southern part of the country in the 2027 general elections.
New Telegraph recalls that Obi ran for the presidency under the Labour Party (LP) in 2023 and won 9 out of 17 states in the South.
He has, however, defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), where he is seeking to be the party’s flag bearer in the 2027 general elections.
With Obi’s victory in the South-East in 2023, Nwoye, during an interview on Channels Television, said the party will not take Obi for granted this time.
The APC chieftain noted that the ruling party will face its biggest challenge in the 2027 election from the South, reemphasising the party’s readiness for the battle ahead.
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“If you come to the South-East and you see what happened in the last election, it was the grand zero for the Obidient movement, they practically took everywhere, including my state.
“I mean, they won two out of three Senate seats, I think they won 15 out of 24 House of Assembly seats, and they won seven out of eight House of Reps seats, so it’s huge.
“So, when you have the man sitting there, and he went to Delta State, took some, went to Edo State, he won, and of course, he won in Lagos State.
“So, when you have such a figure moving around, you should be prepared, and remember he has his two feet on the party, on one hand the Obidient movement is there and alive and the ADC, and he said he is going to run.
“So, when you have that, every vote is going to count, we are going to fight through the system, and we are going to make sure we get as much as possible to win.
“Last time it was down south, and this time it is going to be down south because you have different people wanting to be president from the south.
“You have the Obi himself, of course, you have (Rotimi) Amaechi and some others who have not really declared, but we know that they are warming up,” he added.
