File: Senator Adams Oshiomhole
The Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has dismissed suggestions that Labour Party’s Peter Obi poses a major political threat to the All Progressives Congress ahead of the 2027 general election.
He argued that Obi’s performance in the 2023 presidential election was driven by public anger over the economic policies of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.
The former Edo State Governor stated this on Monday during an appearance on TVC News’ Beyond The Headlines.
Responding to a question on whether the APC was underestimating Obi’s political influence, particularly after his victory in Lagos and strong showing in the South-East during the 2023 election, Oshiomhole said the former Anambra State governor emerged from an “unusual situation” rather than personal political strength.
