Posted by Chinenye on Thu 11th Jun, 2026 - tori.ng
Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate Peter Obi has dismissed concerns about President Tinubu's growing political support ahead of 2027, insisting that governors do not determine election outcomes.
(Peter Obi. Photo by Gaurdian Nigeria News)
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi has said it makes no difference whether President Bola Tinubu has the support of all 36 governors ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Speaking during a recent interview in Washington DC, Obi noted that he had no governor backing him in the 2023 presidential election, yet still won in 12 states.
"For the 2027 election, it doesn't matter if all 36 governors are with President Tinubu. I didn't have a single governor in the last election, yet I won 12 states, even after they stole two states from me.
"By making Abuja a state, we now have 37 states because that's what the judgment of the Supreme Court showed. Senator Rabi'u Kwankwaso won one state, and that was Kano.
The APC, PDP and Labour Party won 12 states each. And if I lost two by the process of rigging, I would have had 14 states," he said.
Reports making the rounds online recall that Obi came third in the 2023 presidential election after polling 6,101,533 votes.