Arewa Consultative Forum’s National Publicity Secretary, Prof. Tukur Mohammed-Baba, has said that it would be a surprise to him if the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi perform like he did in the 2023 presidential election.
Mohammed-Baba who spoke on Arise News said many things changed, including Peter Obi moving to about two or three political parties.
He said the NDC presidential candidate, Engr Rabiu Kwankwaso delivered Kano State in 2023 but that he doubt if the former New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, presidential candidate in 2023 will do the same in 2027.
“It is becoming clear that these people have been playing the politics of individuals,” he said. Who is who going to be? Who is going to represent a platform etc.
“There is everything wrong with personal ambitions, because politics is for serving the people and so long as you are not there to serve the people, then your ambition remains what it is, personal.
“We are a nation of about 220 to 230 million, and the desires of individuals to hold positions of authority count for nothing. When you want to translate it into tangible products to the electorate, they become vacuous.
I can tell you that the average person out on the street that I’ve talked to and I talk to a lot of people, they will tell you there is nothing. They are by themselves. Only God will save them. It’s just prayers. We know that prayer has its limits, but action must precede prayer.
“Now, when you look at it, most of these parties, it’s all about people.
“Yes, Peter Obi made some gains in 2023 and he did wonderfully. But then, I think that what has happened since then has vitiated his support and I will be very surprised if he performs as much as he did in 2023, especially given the choice in the last one year or so.
“He’s gone to about two or three parties so the question we ask is what does he want?
“And then of course, you take the running mate, Kwankwaso delivered Kano State, and let’s be reasonable, there is great doubt on whether he can make the same in 2027, especially now you look at it, he has been saying the wrong things.
