Any party with Obi already has 40% of votes – PDP chieftain

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Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Dan Ulasi, has said he would welcome the return of former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to the PDP ahead of the 2027 general election.

Speaking on Arise Television on Friday, Ulasi argued that Obi’s credibility and popularity would strengthen the party’s chances.

“I’ll be happy if he joins PDP because he will bring his credibility to bear on the party as we are reorganising. Any party that has him today will know they already have more than 30 to 40 per cent of the election because he has tremendous support across this country,” he said.

Ulasi added that Obi’s political future remained uncertain. “To the best of my knowledge, Peter Obi has no platform. He ran last time with Labour Party, he has attended the launching of ADC. I don’t know what his platform will be,” he noted.

On zoning, Ulasi called for fairness in selecting the 2027 ticket. He said the PDP has zoned the presidency to the South and urged that it be “micro-zoned” especially to the South-East, which he argued is the only region that has not yet produced a Nigerian president. Punch