Loyalists of former Rabiu Kwankwaso and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar have endorsed former Peter Obi ahead of the 2027 general election.
The endorsement was announced on Friday in Abuja during a coalition meeting attended by members of the Obidient Movement, Kwankwasiyya Movement and the Coalition of Atiku Support Groups Initiative.
Speaking at the meeting, the spokesman for the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Habibu Muhammed, said the group decided to align with Obi because of his leadership record and commitment to national development.
“In 2027, there is going to be a political revolution where the common man will come out and determine his own fate,” Muhammed said. “There are no other persons other than Peter Obi and Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.”
Muhammed said leadership should be based on proven performance rather than experimentation, citing Kwankwaso’s achievements in education and governance during his time as governor of Kano State.
“Leadership is not about trial and error,” he said. “It’s about track record.”
He added that the movement agreed to support another region in the interest of national balance and unity.
“That is why, from the Kwankwasiyya Movement, we agree that Peter Obi is the kind of exceptional leader we want to follow,” Muhammed said.
Also speaking at the event, the National Coordinator of the Coalition of Atiku Support Groups Initiative, Obinna Okorie, appealed to Atiku to support Obi’s presidential ambition in 2027.
Okorie said members of the coalition reached the decision after reviewing the country’s political dynamics and Obi’s national appeal.
“After studying the political dynamics of Nigeria, we came up with the decision that we would beg our father and leader, His Excellency Atiku Abubakar, to support Peter Obi,” he said.
The National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, Yunusa Tanko, also praised the growing opposition alliance, saying attempts to divide the coalition had failed.
“Today signifies the importance of our coalition again,” Tanko said. “Those who want to create differences among us have failed because the target is to create a division among us while they are making an inroad. We must work as a team. This country needs to be salvaged.”
The endorsements come amid ongoing political realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections in Nigeria.
