Policy analyst Baba Yusuf has cast doubt on the viability of a Peter Obi and Rabi’u Kwankwaso joint ticket for the 2027 presidential election. Speaking on Arise Television’s ‘Prime Time’ program Friday, the CEO of Global Investment and Trade Company argued that while the pair might attract significant voter numbers, their support would lack the necessary geographic spread across both northern and southern Nigeria to meet constitutional requirements.
Obi and Kwankwaso recently left the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), citing internal party crises and legal battles as reasons for their move. Yusuf noted that although around 70 million non-voters from the 2023 election might turn out, capturing the required majority across regions would remain elusive.
He stressed that a ‘me me’ attitude would not work and called for urgent consultations. Yusuf recommended that Obi and Kwankwaso engage elder statesmen like Atiku Abubakar to negotiate power-sharing arrangements. Without such collaboration, he warned, their effort will not yield positive results.