Dele Momodu dismisses Obi as a candidate and predicts the 2027 election will be between Tinubu and Atiku.

Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation Magazine, has dismissed the possibility of Labour Party candidate Peter Obi running in the 2027 presidential election. He argues that the contest will be a direct showdown between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.

In a statement titled “Time for National Reconciliation, Re-Orientation & Reconstruction” posted on his X account on Monday, Momodu said Nigeria’s political scene is shaping into a two‑horse race dominated by the incumbent and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) standard‑bearer.

“The 2027 Presidential election is expected to be a major fight between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his biggest challenger, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. It promises to be the battle of the Titans,” he wrote.

He acknowledged that a third‑force movement could emerge before the polls, similar to what happened in 2023, but contended that such a platform would likely lack the strength to unseat the two dominant figures.

“A third force, hopefully, may show up, like it did in 2023, but not with enough fire power and tenacity to upstage, and obliterate, the two elder statesmen,” Momodu said.

These remarks have been interpreted as sidelining other opposition figures, including Peter Obi, who finished third in the 2023 presidential election and remains a prominent voice in Nigeria’s opposition politics.

Beyond electoral forecasts, Momodu urged the ADC to position itself as a unifying platform that bridges Nigeria’s traditional political order with emerging leadership. He called for a mix of veteran politicians and technocrats to strengthen national cohesion ahead of 2027.

He also warned that rising ethnic and religious tensions could further strain the country’s political environment if not carefully managed, stressing the need to return to issue‑based politics.

“The North and the South will reunite in a game of ethnic and religious rivalries… The present combustive tensions, and absolute chaos, cannot be allowed to continue. It will consume all of us,” he warned.

Momodu lamented what he described as the erosion of ideology and statesmanship in Nigeria’s democracy, urging political actors to embrace reconciliation, unity, and a revival of value‑driven leadership reminiscent of the country’s founding figures, including Nnamdi Azikiwe, Ahmadu Bello, and Obafemi Awolowo.

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