Ex-governor of Borno State and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Ali Modu Sheriff, has dismissed the chances of former Anambra State governor Peter Obi winning the 2027 presidential election, insisting the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate would fail to secure the backing of Northern voters.
Speaking on Monday during Channels Television’s Politics Today, Sheriff also defended President Bola Tinubu’s record on security, expressed confidence that the APC would remain in power after the next general election, and argued that the presidency should stay in the South until 2031.
Obi came third in the 2023 presidential election after securing more than six million votes on the Labour Party platform. He will be contesting for the presidency again in 2027 under the Nigeria Democratic Congress.
Sheriff said the former Anambra governor stood little chance of attracting widespread support in Northern Nigeria.
“I am not worried about Peter Obi because I know Northerners will never vote for him,” he said.
