A spokesman for the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council, Dele Momodu, said that votes in the forthcoming presidential election in Lagos State will be split among the PDP, the All Progressives Congress and the Labour Party—represented by Atiku Abubakar, Bola Tinubu and Peter Obi, respectively. Speaking on the Arise TV Morning Show, Momodu added that ethnicity would play a major role in the elections. He claimed Atiku is the only candidate with a footprint across other parts of Nigeria, described Obi as a “third force,” and noted that Obi and Tinubu each have strongholds in southern Nigeria. “The two in the South will fight themselves—one in the South‑East, one in the South‑West. Atiku does not suffer that kind of challenge,” he said. “Tinubu is the only candidate whose base is shaking. In Lagos, three people will split the vote: Tinubu, Atiku and Obi.”
Momodu also observed that Obi’s supporters are beginning to recognise the importance of political structure. “Structure is not something out of this world; it is a needed requirement,” he explained. He questioned how many governors Tinubu can count on, how many senatorial candidates Atiku has, and how many House of Representatives and State Assembly candidates each camp can field. “You also need agents nationwide—thousands of them—to form part of the structure,” he added. He wondered how the Obi camp would compete with the PDP, which has long‑standing structures and funding. “If you say ‘we don’t pay ‘shi shi’, you can see how people are moving away in droves from smaller parties because the structures are not there,” he said, noting that the lack of structure includes funding.
Momodu predicted that the upcoming polls would not favour Obi, saying, “If they like, let one million say Obi is going to win.” He referenced reports that rival parties criticize Obi’s supporters for being more dominant online than on the ground, a claim the Labour Party has repeatedly dismissed. Early January, the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council urged Nigerians to ignore what it called “opposition‑orchestrated propaganda” alleging that it lacks polling agents in core northern states. Spokesman Yunusa Tanko issued a release refuting the report, stating that the Labour Party has foot soldiers “to man all polling units in the North and the entire nation.” He added, “The opposition’s gimmicks to weaken the resolved minds of Nigerians to vote Peter Obi and Datti Baba‑Ahmed into power this year will not fly.”
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