A former spokesman for the Labour Party’s presidential campaign council, Kenneth Okonkwo, has advocated that fresh candidates make the lineup for the 2027 presidential elections, News About Nigeria reports.
He proposed this while speaking in an interview on Arise TV on Wednesday.
Okonkwo called on President Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, and Peter Obi to step aside and not run in the 2027 elections.
According to him, they have been unable to deliver their promises and unite the opposition, adding that new faces are needed in the country’s political scene as the current leaders have disappointed Nigerians.
He also criticised the opposition for their failure to collaborate and form alliances, highlighting the missed opportunity to produce the speaker and vice speaker in the House of Representatives.
He maintained that the next course of action after an election is not to start talking about the next election but to unite and work as the opposition.
He said, “I completely agree with you that we need new faces, 100%, and that was why I have said that Atiku, Peter Obi, and Tinubu should step aside.
“The reason is that the ruling party has failed, and the opposition has failed. Are you aware that in the House of Representatives, you have more opposition members than the ruling class?
“I’m saying you don’t just finish an election, and the first thing you start talking about is the next election. You consolidate and form alliances amongst yourselves to work together as the opposition.
“If all the opposition members in the House of Representatives had come together, they would have produced the speaker and the vice.”
