Okorie remembered that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) had a similar amount of power in 2015, but they still lost to the APC.
He also mentioned that in 2023, APC did not accurately assess Peter Obi’s growth in the Labour Party.
Obi won Lagos State, which includes Tinubu’s stronghold in Ikoyi, and received 58% of the votes in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
He emphasized that having political control does not guarantee that a candidate will win an election.
He called on Nigerians to advocate for changes to the electoral system before 2027 and suggested that a candidate should be required to receive at least 50% plus one of the total votes cast in order to be declared president.
He explained that no single ethnic group or even two or three ethnic groups can accomplish this alone in Nigeria’s diverse population.
This means that candidates must run their campaigns across the entire country and form alliances in order to win.
Okorie thinks that a runoff election might be needed in 2027.
He stated that in such a scenario, the parties would need to negotiate power-sharing agreements in order to ensure that they would win.
He cautioned that the APC could suffer a significant loss if it depends solely on its existing advantages and does not form alliances.
“As I mentioned earlier, the year 2027 will be a remarkable meeting. If the APC plays its cards right, it could act in a way that would be advantageous for it. However, if the president believes that he is all-powerful because he has all of these factors of control at his disposal, then it could fail miserably. This is because all of these factors that you mentioned were under the control of the PDP in 2015, and what happened then?
“In the 2023 elections, the APC also had control over all of these. Is it possible that APC, including Atiku, thought that Peter Obi could come out of the Labour Party and defeat Tinubu in Lagos, including his home on Bourdillon Street in Ikoyi? Would you also believe that Peter Obi would receive 58 percent of the total votes cast in FCT, leaving the remaining votes for Tinubu and Atiku to split? He stated that these things do not guarantee that they will win.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
