The G5 governors' lack of support may weaken Atiku’s chances. These states were the party's strongholds in the 2015 and 2019 elections.
. That perception could work against the PDP candidate and diminish his prospects. However, Atiku continues to promise to do only one tenure and hand over to a Southern Christian. That promise does not resonate with Southern Christians, except for a few personsmaintains broad popularity in Northern Nigeria,
with a high voting population. That may be one of his advantages, as those who nominated him believe he will bring value to the ticket as the most suitable person to defeat the ruling party. He also enjoys friendships across the South. He is one of the few Nigeria alive who. It is unclear how many votes these factors can bring to him, especially knowing that most of his key men are not currently in office and neither do they have the resources nor patronage capabilities to make this happen.
. He was a former running mate of Mr Atiku in the 2019 elections. Many observers predict that the 2023 election would have been a done deal for the PDP if Obi had remained his running mate. Nigerians are sufficiently angry with the ruling party, and the duo offered hope until the former Anambra State governor decided to quit. His
popularity is now on the rise across the country and has eaten into the traditional stronghold of the PDPAlthough a residual support base exists for him in the South-South and South-East, and even in the North-Central, it however appears that Atiku will find it difficult to muscle the requisite 25% across these states. At least not with Peter Obi in the race and the determination of Nyesom Wike and his G5 colleagues to play the spoiler.
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