Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Sunday charged former Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi to forget about the 2027 presidential election.

It said Nigerians can’t hand over their destiny to Obi who failed to command respect in his own polling unit during the governorship election in Anambra State.

The spokesman of the state arm of the party, Seye Oladejo, wondered how Obi intends to rule Nigeria when he can’t win at his own polling unit.

A statement by Oladejo reads: “A man who cannot win his polling unit has no business dreaming of winning a country. A man who is rejected on his street cannot claim nationwide acceptance. A man whose strongest base has crumbled cannot sell the lie of a national movement.

“This defeat marks the complete disintegration of the myth around Peter Obi. And to compound the embarrassment, we sincerely hope Mr. Obi will not run to beg for foreign intervention to rescue him from this political free fall, as he has unashamedly attempted in recent times. Nigeria’s democracy is not a toy for desperate politicians seeking sympathy abroad after being rejected at home.

“While President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is rebuilding institutions, fixing the economy, expanding infrastructure, attracting foreign investments, and restoring global confidence, Peter Obi is busy granting contradictory interviews, seeking international validation, and hiding behind hashtags that collapse at the ballot box.

“If Peter Obi cannot command trust in his polling unit, he should forget 2027. Nigerians will not hand over their destiny to a man whose own people have loudly withdrawn their confidence.

“The APC’s victory in his unit is symbolic, conclusive, and prophetic. It reflects the national mood: performance is triumphing over propaganda; structure is defeating chaos; delivery is destroying deception.

“Peter Obi should spare the nation further melodrama. Let him first repair the political damage at his doorstep before pretending he can repair Nigeria.”