{"id":197971,"date":"2026-03-29T19:26:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T18:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/fayose-warns-adc-of-election-loss-without-obi"},"modified":"2026-03-29T20:35:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T19:35:20","slug":"fayose-warns-adc-of-election-loss-without-obi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/fayose-warns-adc-of-election-loss-without-obi","title":{"rendered":"Fayose Warns ADC of Election Loss Without Obi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said the African Democratic Congress, ADC, will lose the 2027 elections if former presidential candidate Peter Obi is not on the party\u2019s ticket.<\/p>\n<p>Fayose made the remarks while also assessing the performance of President Bola Tinubu.<\/p>\n<p>He spoke on Sunday at the PDP\u2019s national convention holding in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m happy with what Asiwaju is doing. You don\u2019t have to have 100 percent of any issue before you are said to be doing well, but when you relate our past with our present, he is not doing well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>On the opposition, Fayose suggested that the ADC\u2019s chances depend heavily on Obi\u2019s participation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told you that if Obi is not on the ballot of ADC, that is the end of ADC. It looks like now that Obi will not; Atiku will get the ticket,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>He also cast doubt on Obi\u2019s political path ahead of the election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s impossible for him to go back to the Labour Party. Obi is a good guy; he\u2019s a fantastic guy, but to become the president at this time is difficult,\u201d Fayose added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said the African Democratic Congress, ADC, will lose the 2027 elections if former presidential candidate Peter Obi is not on the party\u2019s ticket. Fayose made the remarks while also assessing the performance of President Bola Tinubu. 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