Politics
APC Chieftain Rules Out Goodluck Jonathan, Peter Obi as 2027 Threats
APC Vice Chairman Mustapha Salihu dismisses Goodluck Jonathan and Peter Obi as 2027 threats, calling PDP “technically non-existent
The Goodluck Jonathan Peter Obi 2027 chances have been dismissed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Vice Chairman (North-East), Comrade Mustapha Salihu, who described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as “technically non-existent.”
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Speaking on Arise News on Sunday, Salihu argued that neither former President Jonathan nor ex-Labour Party presidential candidate Obi possessed the political structure or capacity to challenge the APC in the next general election.
“Jonathan is a gentleman and a patriotic Nigerian, but when it comes to performance, the difference between his six years and President Tinubu’s two years is clear,” Salihu said, adding that Tinubu had taken “courageous decisions” to stabilise security and economic sectors.
He claimed that those pushing for Jonathan’s return to the PDP were motivated by personal gain rather than national interest. “Some of them were part of his government and want to rule the country by proxy. Nigerians will not subscribe to that,” he stated.
Turning to Obi, Salihu said the former Anambra governor had squandered his post-2023 momentum. “Obi had a near revolution in 2023 with massive youth support, but after losing, he abandoned his governorship candidates.
If he had supported them, he could have had at least seven governors today as a launchpad,” he argued, adding that Obi now “lacks the structure” to win a presidential election in Nigeria.
Salihu insisted the APC remains the most formidable political force in the country. “We are not panicking or shaking.
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We have the structure, leadership ability, achievements, and organisational capacity to prosecute an election any day, any time. No party in Nigeria today can match the APC,” he declared.
A group, the Imo First Group (IFG) has described the purported Magistrate court order to arrest Senator Ifeanyi Araraume and the former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, over alleged criminal conspiracy and forgery, as a ruse and fake news
The group stated this in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja.
IFG challenged those peddling the fake news to make the court order public.
The statement reads ” The fabricated and concocted story was first posted on social media by Hon. Ambrose Nwaogwugwu, a media aide to Governor Hope Uzodimma, before it was picked up by other media outfits, including Arise TV.
According to the statement, those behind the report claimed that a Senior Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja issued a Bench Warrant dated September 9, 2026, following a petition written by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Imo State, Barr. Chukwuemeka Ibejiako, to the Police and DSS on October 8, 2026, over alleged presentation of fake APC primary results.
The Group debunked the existence of any such order.
“We want to state categorically and unequivocally that no jSenior Magistrate ordered or issued any bench warrant for the arrest of Araraume”
IFG however challenged anyone in possession of the purported court order to publish it.
“If you claim to have a court order present same for the public to see,
“This fabricated bench warrant contain in the report is filled with inconsistencies, the bench warrant was dated September 9, 2026, while the REC’s petition that supposedly triggered it was dated October 8, 2026, with case number CR/M/084/2026.
The statement further stated that the purveyors and harbinger of the fake news tried to trick the magistrate via exparte order but was rebuked
“The magistrate bluntly refused to grant their exparte and threatened to arrest them, yet they carried their falsehood about. What’s the problem of occupants of office that never won free and fair elections and tried to destroy reputable Imo sons that have won elections. We challenge anyone in this macabre surugede dance to show the court order or warrant of arrest. It’s preposterous to blackmail decent Imo sons on the altar of dirty politics.”
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