Daniel Bwala, a former spokesman for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flagbearer in the last presidential election, has said that Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) will have to wait till 2039 to become Nigeria’s president, News About Nigeria reports.
In a post on his official X account, Bwala explained that this is because President Bola Tinubu will complete two terms in office as president.
Bwala also stated that after Tinubu’s eight years in office, power will then return to the north for another eight years, adding that it is not until the north has ruled for eight years before power will return to the south in 2039 and Obi can then become president.
The former spokesperson for Atiku further stated that by 2039, Obi’s campaign will no longer revolve around him being the youngest candidate but on his capacity to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people because he would be 79 at the time.
His post on his official X account reads, “@PeterObi only stands the chance to be Nigerian 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.”
