By Efe Onodjae
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi, has said Nigeria’s political parties lack ideology, adding that politicians accused of corruption appear to be absolved once they defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
Obi dismissed suggestions that the endorsement of President Bola Tinubu by almost all the state governors would guarantee victory in the 2027 presidential election, saying governors do not necessarily represent the wishes of the people.
Speaking on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, he also accused the ruling party of destabilising opposition parties, saying the situation in the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and the NDC mirrors what happened in the Labour Party, LP.
He said: “36 governors support the president. The people in the states are not necessarily with them. It is one thing for a governor to support the president and another for the people to support him. The answer is no. What I am asking for is a free, fair and credible election, which will go down as part of his legacy.
