May 23, 2026
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Former Anambra State governor and presidential aspirant under the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has dismissed suggestions that he is avoiding former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
Obi spoke on Friday in Cape Town, South Africa, on the sidelines of the Spier Dialogue 2026, a pan-African governance forum, amid growing speculation about the state of his political relationship with Atiku.
“There are very few human beings who are as close as I am to Atiku. So I can’t be running from him. This man is my very respected leader and elder brother,” Obi said.
