Former Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has dismissed the potential for victory for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Labour Get together presidential candidate Peter Obi within the 2027 normal election.
The assertion comes amid hypothesis that Atiku and Obi would possibly run on a joint ticket below the platform of the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
Talking on Channels Tv’s Sunday Politics, Oshiomhole stated each Atiku and Obi have a historical past of electoral defeat, whether or not they contest collectively or individually, and would face the identical consequence in the event that they unite once more in opposition to President Bola Tinubu.
He stated: “Did Atiku and Obi not run collectively earlier than and contested in opposition to APC? You’ll be able to throw any quantity you need to throw however the level is that when these two ran collectively, they had been loudly defeated by APC. So why are you suggesting if the 2, once they did earlier than, what occurred?
“You’re the one who’s recycling historical past. They’ve a historical past of being defeated collectively, and so they have a historical past of being defeated aside. They ran collectively. They had been defeated. They ran individually, they had been defeated. If they arrive again collectively, excellent. They may nonetheless be defeated,” Oshiomhole stated.
