Peter Obi says he may not be around for 2027 election

The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress for the 2027 election, Peter Obi, says he might not be around to run for the election. He claims the government is making it hard for him and targeting people in the opposition.

Obi shared his thoughts during an interview on With Chude. Media personality Chude Jideonwo posted the interview on X on Wednesday.

When asked if he might not be a candidate in 2027, Obi replied, “Not even a candidate. I might not even be alive. I’m telling you.

“Every single thing I do for a living, this government is frustrating it. Deliberately so. Everything. So, there is even a possibility, if they have the opportunity, I will not be alive.”

He explained that he was not making direct accusations but was talking about the daily challenges he faces.

“It’s not an accusation. I know. I get frustration every day. Because you do things that you think would be normal, it is not normal anymore.

“They won’t come directly and say, ‘Oh, we’re doing this,’ but you can see their hand in virtually everything,” Obi said.

When asked if the government was attacking him personally, the former governor of Anambra State said this treatment also affects other opposition members.

“They are attacking everybody who is in opposition personally. I am being attacked personally. Everything. Even to provide me with necessary things that I should have been entitled to, not at all,” he stated.

Obi recalled an incident at the airport where he said officials locked his car while other vehicles were parked there.

“I had a case recently at the airport, where people who work in the airport came and locked my car. And I said, ‘It’s me.’ The person in charge said he doesn’t care.

“But I said, ‘Look at the cars of other people.’ And you could see them talking to each other, as if, ‘Who is this one?'”

He also mentioned that some people now avoid being seen with him out of fear of becoming targets.

“And I see people I know at the airport, they will not greet me because they are fearing that if they greet me…”

The former Labour Party presidential candidate added that some supporters have told him not to attend family events.

“And I have people send me invitations and say, ‘My son, my daughter is wedding, but please don’t come,'” he said.

Obi did not offer proof for his claims during the interview. As of the time of this report, the Federal Government had not responded to his allegations.