Daniel Bwala, the former spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Council in the 2023 presidential election, has advised Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), that his most feasible opportunity to become Nigeria’s president would be in 2039.
Bwala, a former lawmaker from Adamawa State, conveyed this message via his X handle on Monday, stating that Obi should not entertain any aspirations of challenging President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election. According to Bwala, Tinubu would likely complete his two terms, followed by another northern presidency for eight years before transitioning back to the south.
He wrote;
“@PeterObi only stands the chance to be Nigeria’s president from 2039 when he will clock 79, or above 79 years. By then his message would no longer be “vote me because I am the younger of the candidates” but it will be “vote me because age doesn’t matter but capacity.
“The reason is @officialABAT will finish his two terms, then power would come to the north for another 8 years, before it goes to the south.
“The e-rodents who keep shouting we are the youth by then would be saying we are the elders. Blessed week ahead.”