Ahead of the 2027 general election, Nollywood actor-turned politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, has said no southern candidate can defeat President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
Okonkwo, former spokesman for the Labour Party’s Presidential Campaign Council, said this on Tuesday while appearing at Channels Television.
He claimed that giving the ticket of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, to a southerner was synonymous with declaring Tinubu the winner of the presidential election.
Okonkwo said he would instead support a northern candidate who is popular and capable of winning states in the region.
"Anybody telling you to bring a fresh southerner to compete against Tinubu, a southerner, is trying to tell you to zone the ticket to Tinubu, and Tinubu will win outrightly," he said.
NATIONAL POST reports that apart from Mr Peter Obi, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has also declared interest for the number one position in the country.