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APC council calls on Obi to withdraw from 2027 race

Source: Punch Nigeria · 21 Sep 2026, 15:17 UTC
APC council calls on Obi to withdraw from 2027 race
Image: Punch Nigeria · original report

The APC Presidential Campaign Council has challenged Peter Obi to keep an alleged promise to leave the 2027 presidential contest over a claimed $123.77 million debt associated with his time in Anambra. The supplied report does not include Obi’s response or further details of the allegation.

The APC Presidential Campaign Council has called on Peter Obi to withdraw from Nigeria’s 2027 presidential race over an alleged $123.77 million debt it says he left in Anambra. The council’s demand was reported by Punch Nigeria. Its statement invokes what it describes as a promise by Obi to quit the race if the debt allegation was established or remained unresolved.

The supplied report does not provide details of the alleged borrowing, the basis for the figure, or the circumstances in which the debt was incurred. It also does not include a response from Obi or his representatives. The demand places the allegation in the context of the next presidential contest, but the available material does not give information about the council’s wider campaign, any legal proceedings, or an independent assessment of the claim.

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