Segun Sowunmi, convener of The Alternative, has said the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi and his supporters, known as Obidients, are the biggest obstacles to the South-East producing Nigeria’s president.
Sowunmi said the region needed to build alliances with other parts of the country and reduce political hostility if it hoped to secure the presidency in a multi-ethnic and multicultural nation.
He made the remarks during an interview on the Selah Meditate Podcast, where he discussed the 2027 general election and the prospects of presidential contenders.
The biggest obstacle I see to the Igbo presidency is Peter Obi and his Obidients. Let me tell you why. Power must be negotiated,” Sowunmi said.
He argued that the South-East should pursue broader political cooperation, beginning with solidarity across the South and extending to the Middle Belt and the northern region.
According to him, securing the presidency requires strategic negotiations and the ability to build relationships beyond one’s immediate ethnic or political constituency.
