A former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode has launched an attack on Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, predicting that he would never lead Nigeria. The attack comes after Obi compared current politicians who once championed pro-democracy activism unfavourably to late military dictator Sani Abacha. “You shall NEVER become President of our nation,” he said. The outburst was a response to a post Obi published on Thursday, in which the former Anambra governor said it was a historical irony that former NADECO activists now governed in ways worse than the dictatorship they once opposed. Opposition figures have accused the ruling All Progressives Congress of engineering the crisis ahead of the 2027 general elections, allegations which the APC have since denied.

Source: Punch April 04, 2026 00:35 UTC