Obi's 2027 Lagos Victory Will Be More Decisive ----- Funso Doherty
Lagos State governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Party, NDC, for 2027 election, Funso Doherty, has predicted a resounding victory for the presidential candidate of the NDC, Peter Gregory Obi.
Lagos State governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Party, NDC, for 2027 election, Funso Doherty, has predicted a resounding victory for the presidential candidate of the NDC, Peter Gregory Obi.
He said that the party will record a higher degree of victory at all levels in the state that will beat the record of the 2023 edition.
Doharty, was also, emphatic of becoming the next governor of the state, noting that Obi would improve on his record of beating President Bola Tinubu, as he did in the state, when he, Obi, contested the same election on the platform of the Labour Party, LP.
According to the NDC governorship candidate, Obi, who was two- time
overnor of Anambra maintained a strong support base in Lagos and had the backing of the electorate to repeat his 2023 electoral feat in the state.
Doharty, was also, emphatic of becoming the next governor of the state, noting that Obi would improve on his record of beating President Bola Tinubu, as he did in the state, when he, Obi, contested the same election on the platform of the Labour Party, LP.
According to the NDC governorship candidate, Obi, who was two- time
overnor of Anambra maintained a strong support base in Lagos and had the backing of the electorate to repeat his 2023 electoral feat in the state.
He spoke while appearing as a guest on Politics Today, a public affairs programme on Channels Television, on Thursday, pointing out that the only new thing that would happen next year was the margin with which Obi would defeat the incumbent President in the state.
He dismissed suggestions that Obi’s reception among Nigerians could be weakened by his defection from the Labour Party to the NDC, noting further that the appeal of the NDC candidate was rooted in his political philosophy rather than the platform on which he contests elections.
His words, “The idea of a new party is not something that we should hang our hat on anymore in our clime. Parties may be new, but the individuals involved are not new. But the reception of Peter Obi today, that is how it is everywhere he goes. This is a man who is loved by the people. They view him as a different kind of politician, for good reason, and those of us who align with that philosophy and thinking.
“Anybody who is making a contrary case, time will tell. But I would advise them that if they are saying that just to downplay his significance, I think it will be a grave mistake on their part because his support base is still strong. I have seen it, not just today, we have seen it multiple times...
“Those guys came in today probably thinking they would have an easy ride of it. They would come in and do what they might normally do, scatter things and people would run away. But people were not in that frame of mind.
“We have laboured for this, and you cannot deprive us of it. And I think that spirit is alive and strong. To those who might think that, following 2023, people have lost some of that energy, I think, if anything, today should let us know that it is game on.”
Commenting on the violence unleashed on the party in the state while supporters were waiting for Obi ahead of a townhall meeting earlier, Doherty stressed that the resistance by NDC members was evidence that the enthusiasm which characterised Obi’s 2023 presidential campaign had not diminished.
He dismissed suggestions that Obi’s reception among Nigerians could be weakened by his defection from the Labour Party to the NDC, noting further that the appeal of the NDC candidate was rooted in his political philosophy rather than the platform on which he contests elections.
His words, “The idea of a new party is not something that we should hang our hat on anymore in our clime. Parties may be new, but the individuals involved are not new. But the reception of Peter Obi today, that is how it is everywhere he goes. This is a man who is loved by the people. They view him as a different kind of politician, for good reason, and those of us who align with that philosophy and thinking.
“Anybody who is making a contrary case, time will tell. But I would advise them that if they are saying that just to downplay his significance, I think it will be a grave mistake on their part because his support base is still strong. I have seen it, not just today, we have seen it multiple times...
“Those guys came in today probably thinking they would have an easy ride of it. They would come in and do what they might normally do, scatter things and people would run away. But people were not in that frame of mind.
“We have laboured for this, and you cannot deprive us of it. And I think that spirit is alive and strong. To those who might think that, following 2023, people have lost some of that energy, I think, if anything, today should let us know that it is game on.”
Commenting on the violence unleashed on the party in the state while supporters were waiting for Obi ahead of a townhall meeting earlier, Doherty stressed that the resistance by NDC members was evidence that the enthusiasm which characterised Obi’s 2023 presidential campaign had not diminished.
He, however, condemned the attack during the party’s town hall meeting at Classic Event Place in Oregun, Ikeja, describing it as “unprovoked” and “unnecessary.”
According to him, such ugly incident was a big slur on democracy, as it negated the principle of free choice, free speech and association.
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