NDC Counters Oshiomhole’s Claims on Peter Obi’s 2027 Chances
The Director of New Media and Strategic Communications for the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Theo Abu Agada, has pushed back against Edo North Senator Adams Oshiomhole’s assertion that the party’s 2027 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, will not match his 2023 vote tally.
Speaking on the Mic On podcast hosted by Seun Okinbaloye, Oshiomhole argued that Obi could not manage insecurity during his tenure as Governor of Anambra State and predicted a decisive victory for President Bola Tinubu in the upcoming election.
“When I was governor, my state was safer than Anambra under Obi. If Obi couldn’t fix Anambra, he certainly couldn’t control the Bakassi Boys when they ran riot,” Oshiomhole said. He added, “Tinubu will win in 2027 hands down, and this boy will not get the votes he got before.”
Agada countered that Nigerians are weighed down by hardship caused by the Tinubu‑led APC government and are prepared to vote for Obi and the NDC in 2027.
He described Obi as the leading presidential contender heading into the 2027 race and urged Oshiomhole to “wake up to reality.”
While expressing confidence that the NDC will triumph in the 2027 polls, Agada stressed that the ultimate decision rests with the Nigerian people, not with any single politician.
“Senator Adams Oshiomhole, the choice to vote for the NDC and, by extension, our presidential candidate, HE Peter Obi, belongs solely to the Nigerian electorate,” he wrote on his X account.
“For the past 11 years, your party has failed them. This is not rhetoric; it is the lived reality of millions burdened by hardship, broken promises, and deepening despair.”
“Many Nigerians who backed opposition parties in 2023 did not anticipate, let alone experience, the scale of economic pain and governance failure that has since unfolded.”
“Yet today, as more citizens become politically conscious and profoundly disenchanted with the ruling party, you suggest that the leading opposition’s candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, will somehow command fewer votes?”
“Your position, Adams, reflects a disconnect from realities.”
“Oshiomhole, it is time to wake up and smell the coffee. What is coming is heavy, and a thousand men like you—or anyone else—cannot stop it.”
“An idea whose time has come is unstoppable. The wind of change is gathering strength, and no amount of denial or political manoeuvring can reverse it.”
“In 2027, the NDC will form the next government of Nigeria. We will work diligently for the Nigerian people, restore hope, and deliver the future they truly deserve.”
“The choice belongs to the people and not you, Oshiomhole.”
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