2027: NDC predicts Obi’s victory as hundreds defect in Ondo

By Boye Oyeyemi

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed confidence that its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, will defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election, citing economic hardship and insecurity under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The Ondo State Chairman of the party, Kennedy Peretei, stated this on Saturday during the flag-off of the joint campaign for the Akoko South-East/Akoko South-West Federal Constituency.

Peretei said rising living costs, insecurity and increasing tuition fees had worsened the living conditions of Nigerians, adding that the challenges could work against the APC in the 2027 elections.

He said, “There is hunger and anger in the country, while insecurity has ravaged several communities. At Adekunle Ajasin University, students who previously paid about N30,000 now pay as much as N150,000 in fees, making it difficult for some parents to keep their children in school.”

The party chairman also cited the increase in petrol prices, which he put at about N1,500 per litre, as evidence of the economic difficulties facing Nigerians. He further claimed that the NDC was gaining acceptance across Ondo State, with members of other political parties joining its ranks.

Similarly, the NDC Chairman in Akoko South-West Local Government Area, George Amowoyagi, urged party members to intensify grassroots mobilisation and persuade voters to support its candidates in the 2027 elections.

The party’s House of Representatives candidate, Adeyeri Stephen, and its Ondo State House of Assembly candidate for Akoko South-West Constituency I, Prince Emidun Afolayan, also urged residents to reject the APC and support the NDC, expressing confidence in Obi’s presidential ambition.

Meanwhile, hundreds of Accord Party members defected to the NDC during the campaign. Their leader, Aremo Oluwapelumi, a former Accord Party chairman in the local government area, said he and his supporters joined the NDC to strengthen the party and advance Obi’s presidential ambition.