Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said the 2027 election might be his last if he fails to win, hinting that the possibility of running again is “very slim”.
The former Anambra State governor made this known during a recent interview with TV host and media personality, Rufai Oseni.
According to him, the zoning arrangement between the North and the South would play a major factor in his decision whether to contest in 2031.
He noted that if the presidency goes to the North due to this practice, he would be 78 years old when power returns to the South eight years later, meaning he won’t be able to contest again.
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Addressing the possibility of running for the presidency again if he loses his 2027 bid, Obi said: “For me, it depends on what happens. I don’t want to say it because people might think that I’m saying it because of some people.
“You will not believe it, a secondary school boy asked me a question this morning: ‘If you run this time, will you run again?’ And I said no. He asked why?
“I said because if I don’t run now, by the next time it comes, believing in the zoning formula, it will go to the North. And if it goes North in 2031, by the time it comes again to the South, I will be 78 years old, and I don’t think I would be doing this at that age.”
The former Labour Party presidential candidate, however, noted that if power remains in the South after the 2027 polls, he might contest for the presidency in 2031.
“If it’s still in the South in the next election, maybe, but the probability is very slim. I don’t know until after the outcome of the 2027 election,” he added.