2027: ‘Tinubu should step down for Obi,’ Igbo Group tells campaigners

Vanguard News | 30-08-2026 04:49pm |

The Igbo Heroes and Icons Foundation (IHIF) has rejected moves by the Renewed Hope for Greater Nigeria (RHGN) campaign group to persuade former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race. RHGN had planned to meet Igbo leaders to encourage Obi to support President Bola Tinubu's bid for a second term. However, IHIF's National Coordinator, Chinedu Nsofor, urged the group to allow Obi to exercise his constitutional right to contest the election. IHIF has adopted Obi as its preferred candidate for the 2027 election.

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