Onyekachi Nwebonyi, a legislator representing Ebonyi North Senatorial District, has said that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, is contesting for the presidency at the wrong time.
Nwebonyi stated this on Wednesday during a live interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television.
He was talking about the chances of an Igbo man becoming president and the general elections next year.
“Peter Obi is coming at the wrong time. If you listened carefully and with keen interest on the enumeration I made few minutes ago, you will agree with me that it goes without saying that President Tinubu and other APC candidates will win in South East come 2027 general election.
“The reasons are connected. I said it here. They are seeing it, people in Igbo. We have taken our position and even if our son comes to contest, it is very clear that the political permutation as at present does not favour an Igbo man to be president of Nigeria.
“We have to tell ourselves the truth, and we can’t be deceived all the time. We know the best time to strike to get the number one seat and all Nigerians will support us,” the lawmaker said.
