In a social media post dated September 7, Adeyanju clashed with supporters of Obi by removing his name from the list
As anxiety regarding political opposition mounts over who may emerge as the most viable Southern candidate to challenge Bola Tinubu in the 2027 elections, a single candidate has reportedly been identified.
Public commentator Deji Adeyanju has expressed that only one Southern candidate appears to have a genuine chance of defeating President Bola Tinubu in an electoral contest.
In his analysis, he asserted that Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in 2023, lacks significant acceptance in the Southern region.
Prominent figures such as Peter Obi and Rotimi Amaechi are actively lobbying within their respective parties to secure influence; however, many political analysts contend that neither candidate possesses the capability to displace the incumbent president in the upcoming electoral process.
In a social media post dated September 7, Adeyanju seemingly challenged supporters of Obi by removing his name from the list of potential political figures from the Southern region capable of winning against President Tinubu in the polls. Both Mr. Obi and former President Goodluck Jonathan hail from the Southern part of Nigeria.
Ahead of the 2027 election, Deji Adeyanju has mentioned former President Goodluck Jonathan as “the only person in southern Nigeria who stands any chance” of beating President Bola Tinubu.
Legit reports that Adeyanju, a former head of new media for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), recently turned up the heat on ‘Obidients’, a sobriquet for die-hard supporters of Peter Obi, a presidential hopeful and candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election.
Adeyanju, who had expressed his preference for activist Omoyele Sowore for the Nigerian presidential seat, intensified his criticism of ‘Obidients’ following a social media clash with Serah Ibrahim, an ally of Obi.
According to him, he voted for Sowore of the African Action Congress (AAC) during the 2023 election, but will not mind electing President Tinubu in the 2027 election should the African Democratic Congress (ADC) opposition coaltion present Obi as its flagbearer.
Legit reports that Jonathan served as the president of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015. He lost the 2015 presidential election to former military head of state General, late Muhammadu Buhari.
Since he was defeated in the 2015 presidential election, Jonathan has transmogrified into an elder statesman. However, some political stakeholders have commented on the possibility of the 67-year-old staging a comeback and challenging his southern compatriot, Tinubu.
Adeyanju wrote on his known X (formerly Twitter) page on Sunday, September 7:
“GEJ is the only person in Southern Nigeria that stands any chance of defeating Tinubu. If not GEJ in the coalition, let the north have the ticket.”
