2027: Atiku, Obi will lose unless they unite — Fayose

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said the presidential ambitions of African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate Atiku Abubakar and Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate Peter Obi stand little chance of success in 2027 unless both politicians form a common front.

Fayose made the remarks during an appearance on Politics Tonight, a programme aired on TVC, where he maintained that neither candidate currently has the political strength to defeat President Bola Tinubu in the next general election.

According to the former governor, efforts by opposition figures to challenge Tinubu separately are unlikely to produce the desired result.

He also claimed that the decision of Rabiu Kwankwaso to accept the vice-presidential slot on Obi’s ticket had generated dissatisfaction among some political stakeholders in northern Nigeria.

Speaking on the prospects of the opposition ahead of the 2027 polls, Fayose insisted that only an alliance between Atiku and Obi could significantly alter the political landscape.

“In the presidential election, Obi has lost already; Atiku has lost already. Except there is a miracle of them coming together, there is no headway.

“Asiwaju won an election without INEC, without the police, without all the government’s strength. Is it now that you want to take the man out? You are fooling yourself.

“It’s too late for a united front because INEC has accredited everybody. Even if you say that you are not doing it again, you are on your own.

“Some idiots were stepping down one week before the Osun election. You are only fooling yourself; it’s late. You have put your feet in the water, so you are already wet.”

Fayose reiterated that he does not see either Atiku or Obi emerging victorious in the 2027 presidential contest under the current political arrangement.