South-South Region Has No Longer Thrown Its Weight Behind Peter Obi – APC Chairman Yilwatda

According to Ireporter Online, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has asserted that the political support base of Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as well as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has significantly diminished in the South-South region.

Yilwatda made the remarks during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, where he reviewed shifting political alignments ahead of future elections.

He argued that religious sentiments played a key role in the 2023 elections, particularly in states such as Plateau, Nasarawa, and other parts of the North, where Christian communities were said to have supported Peter Obi.

The APC chairman further maintained that the current political landscape has changed in favour of President Bola Tinubu, claiming that lawmakers and state-level political actors who once aligned differently are now backing the President.

According to him, “In 2023 how many governors were in APC, how many do we have now? In 2023 how many House of Assembly members did we have? How many do we have now? Then we had over 50 senators now, we have over 90 senators.”

He added that the South-South region, which was previously divided between the PDP and Obi’s camp, is now fully aligned with President Tinubu’s administration.

Yilwatda concluded that political sentiments that influenced the 2023 elections are no longer present, insisting that current alignments reflect widespread support for the President across the country.