Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress for the 2027 election, has said he may not live to contest the poll, alleging that the government is frustrating his activities and targeting opposition figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Obi made the remarks in an interview on With Chude<\/em>, posted Wednesday by media personality Chude Jideonwo on X. Asked whether he might not be a candidate in 2027, Obi replied, \u201cNot even a candidate. I might not even be alive. I\u2019m telling you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n He accused authorities of deliberately obstructing his business and political activities, though he clarified he was not making direct accusations. \u201cIt\u2019s not an accusation. I know. I get frustration every day,\u201d he said, describing what he called daily experiences of obstruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The former Anambra State governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate said the alleged treatment extended to other opposition figures. \u201cThey are attacking everybody who is in opposition personally. I am being attacked personally. Everything,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Obi recounted incidents at airports and social gatherings where he felt targeted or avoided. He claimed some supporters had discouraged him from attending family events, fearing association with him could draw government scrutiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Federal Government had not responded to Obi\u2019s claims as of the time of reporting. He did not provide evidence to support the allegations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nigeria\u2019s political climate has often been marked by tensions between ruling and opposition parties. Analysts say Obi\u2019s remarks highlight concerns about political freedoms and the treatment of opposition figures ahead of the 2027 election. International observers are expected to monitor developments closely, given Nigeria\u2019s role as Africa\u2019s largest democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Human rights advocates have long urged Nigerian authorities to ensure equal political space for all candidates. Obi\u2019s comments may intensify debate over governance, transparency, and the protection of civil liberties in the run-up to the polls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress for the 2027 election, has said he may not live to contest the poll, alleging that the government is frustrating his activities and targeting opposition figures. Obi made the remarks in an interview on With Chude, posted Wednesday by media personality Chude Jideonwo on X. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":34318,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5,3,1138],"tags":[20702,273,19026,14327,12410,2605,20703],"class_list":["post-34491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-international","category-naija-news","category-politics","tag-government-pressure","tag-human-rights","tag-nigeria-2027-election","tag-nigeria-democratic-congress","tag-opposition-politics","tag-peter-obi","tag-political-rights"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_7620.jpeg?fit=739%2C415&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34491"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34492,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34491\/revisions\/34492"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}