Obi will sweep South East votes in 2027, says Igbo group

By Emmanuel Iheaka
The Igbo Heroes and Icons Foundation (IHIF) has predicted a landslide victory for the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, in the South-East in the 2027 general election.
The foundation made the prediction in reaction to a recent statement attributed to the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would secure votes in the South-East in the election.
In a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Chinedu Nsofor, the group described Obi as the strongest expression of what it called the South-East’s aspiration to produce a Nigerian president of Igbo descent.
The foundation said the demand fo...