2027: North divided over Obi’s one-term promise

Political opinion in Northern Nigeria is sharply divided over Peter Obi's renewed promise to serve only one four-year term if elected president in 2027. While some political stakeholders view the proposal as strategic, many express doubts about its enforceability, citing trust issues related to informal political arrangements. Obi made this promise after the NDC zoned the presidency to the South and the vice presidency to the North, thereby favoring his candidacy alongside Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as vice president.