President Tinubu's camp speaks on Labour Party, Peter Obi repeating 2023 performance in 2027

2023-07-21 09:36:00

Legit.ng - Nigeria news.

FCT, Abuja - The camp of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said the question of whether the Labour Party (LP) and Peter Obi can repeat their 'impressive' performance in the next election "is a different ball game".

Speaking in a recent interview with Legit.ng, Tope Fasua, who was on the campaign trail of Tinubu, said Obi got 6,101,533 votes in the 2023 presidential election "because they basically leveraged on the anger of the people".

He said to avoid an upset in 2027, the administration of Tinubu "must do very well".

Fasua told Legit.ng:

"I didn't expect Labour Party to perform. Many people did not expect so. But it is what it is. Though they were just starting, and within a year or so, they managed to gain that momentum.

"Whether they can repeat it the next time again is a different ball game, because they basically leveraged on the anger of the people.

"So that means that the current government must do very well."

In a piece of related news, Legit.ng reported that Obi has been accused of failing to prove that he scored the highest votes in the 2023 presidential polls in February, despite finishing in third place behind former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, respectively.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) raised the argument before the presidential elections tribunal.

In another related news, Legit.ng reported that Tope Fasua, the presidential candidate of the Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party (ANRP) in the 2019 election, said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu "needs a lot of help from those of us who support him".

Speaking in an interview with Legit.ng on Tuesday, July 18, Fasua said President Tinubu needs help because the task of being a president is huge.

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