2027 Election: 'Actual Reason North Will Not Vote for Peter Obi,' APC Chieftain Speaks
- Alwan Hassan, a chieftain of the ruling APC, declared that the north will not vote for Peter Obi in the 2027 presidential election
- Hassan hinged his stance on the alleged importation of alcohol by Obi, a presidential candidate in the 2023 election
- The APC chieftain downplayed the threat posed by the opposition coalition formed on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC)
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Kano, Kano state - Alwan Hassan, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has tipped President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to win the 2027 election.
Speaking on Tuesday, August 5, in an interview on Channel TV's Politics Today programme, monitored by Legit.ng, Hassan said the north will not vote for Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, because he is allegedly an alcohol apologist.
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Hassan said:
"President Tinubu is going to win. Who else do you think will defeat Asiwaju (referring to Tinubu) in 2027? That was on your programme saying he wants the north to support and trust him?
"In the same programme, he is celebrating building breweries in Anambra state and being the biggest supporter of alcohol. And he wants the north to vote for him? We will vote for a president that will import alcohol in the north?
"Or is it those ones that are saying their wives are taking care of them? We cannot hand over this country to men that are being fed by their wives. We want a man that is in charge of his house. We don't want a man that a woman is feeding."
The video of the interview can be watched below:
Obi defends Anambra brewery investment
Legit.ng recalls that in June, Obi said that the Intafact Beverages Limited brewery in Onitsha, commonly known as the SABMiller brewery, remains the state’s single largest source of revenue and a major contributor to local employment.
Speaking during an interview with Arise News, Obi addressed criticisms surrounding the government’s investment in the brewery during his tenure.
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The former Anambra state governor passionately defended the decision, calling it one of the most impactful and transformative economic ventures in Anambra’s history.
Obi said:
“If I tell you what I suffered for that brewery to be built in Anambra state, you will not believe it.
“I had to go out trying to attract business to Anambra State. The biggest revenue earner in Anambra State is our brewery.”
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'Jonathan has not endorsed Obi' - Omokri
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that ahead of the 2027 election, former presidential aide Reno Omokri said ex-President Goodluck Jonathan neither endorsed nor aligned forces with Obi.
Omokri who said on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle said an April 2025 photograph showing Jonathan and Obi 'does not signal anything political'.
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