Former Anambra State Governor and Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi has endorsed Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde’s qualification to contest for Nigeria’s presidency in the 2027 general elections.
Obi made the comment on Monday in Abuja while speaking at the unveiling of Makinde’s presidential campaign office ahead of the 2027 elections.
Makinde is pursuing the presidency under the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), placing him among a growing field of opposition figures seeking to challenge for the country’s top political office.
Obi acknowledged Makinde’s ambition and said Nigerians should have the freedom to decide which candidate deserves their votes when they go to the polls.
“My dear brother Seyi Makinde. Is he qualified to be president? Yes,” Obi said.
The former Anambra governor also urged opposition politicians to move beyond internal disagreements and concentrate on the problems confronting ordinary Nigerians, particularly poverty, hunger and insecurity.
Obi argued that political competition should be centred on improving the living conditions of Nigerians rather than personal disputes or divisions among politicians.
“We don’t want politics of quarrel, politics of disagreement. Let our quarrel be to feed our people. Let our quarrel be to pull our people out of poverty,” he added.
Makinde and Obi are among several opposition politicians whose presidential ambitions are expected to shape the political contest ahead of the 2027 general elections.
