A former spokesman of the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign council, Kenneth Okonkwo, has called on President Bola Tinubu, ex-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar, and Peter Obi to step aside ahead of the 2027 elections.
Okonkwo, a Nollywood actor, stated that Tinubu, Obi, and Atiku are not fit to contest in the 2027 election, stressing that they have failed Nigerians. He argued that the ruling party has failed, and the opposition has also failed to provide a viable alternative.
Okonkwo criticized the opposition for their failure to form a consolidation and work together against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He noted that if all the opposition members in the House of Representatives had come together, they would have produced the speaker and the vice.
“I completely agree with you that we need new faces, 100%, and that was why I have said that Atiku, Peter Obi, and Tinubu should step aside. The reason is that the ruling party has failed, and the opposition has failed. Are you aware that in the House of Representatives, you have more opposition members than the ruling class? I’m saying you don’t just finish an election, and the first thing you start talking about is the next election. You consolidate and form alliances amongst yourselves to work together as the opposition.”
Okonkwo’s call for new faces in the 2027 elections is likely to generate debate and discussion among Nigerians. The question on many lips is whether the current crop of politicians can provide the necessary leadership to move the country forward.
