Kenneth Okonkwo. Photo: Channels Television / X
The spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, Kenneth Okonkwo, has said a coalition is the only way opposition parties can defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.
Okonkwo stated this during an interview with Ibeju Upgrade Media, shared on YouTube on Thursday, where he also dismissed the chances of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, of unseating Tinubu without a broader opposition alliance.
Attempts by opposition parties to form a coalition in 2025 suffered setbacks as major contenders, including Atiku and Obi, emerged as presidential candidates of different parties ahead of the 2027 election.
Okonkwo said the opposition’s best chance of defeating Tinubu was through a coalition, arguing that Obi could not win the election against the President on his own.
