Ahead of the 2027 general elections, former Secretary General of the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, Anthony Sani, has claimed that Northerners will not trust Peter Obi with their votes.
NATIONAL POST reports that Obi, who is a member of the opposition coalition, has promised to do a single tenure if elected into office.
It’s part of the proposal he submitted to the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
However, Sani said the North does not trust Obi enough as former President Goodluck Jonathan reneged on such a promise in the past.
He also stated that politics of zoning may not favour Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in his bid to defeat Tinubu.
“The opposition may not defeat President Bola Tinubu because the dynamics are not in favor of the coalition.
“For example, unless President Tinubu does too badly- which I hope not, the North will prefer to let President Bola Tinubu complete the tenure meant for the South. This is because he is the only southerner who has only one term to go.
“The North cannot trust Peter Obi that he will do one term. You would recall President Jonathan pledged to do one term but reneged.
“The politics of zoning does not favor Atiku precisely because all southerners and most northerners favor the idea of zoning in the interest of unity and stability of the country,” he told Daily Post.
He added that, “I have told you the politics do not favor the coalition. Whether the ticket is Atiku/Obi or Atiku/Amaechi, the result will be the same.”