2023: What Peter Obi Needs to Do To Boost His Campaign Ahead of September 28

2023: What Peter Obi Needs to Do To Boost His Campaign Ahead of September 28

  • Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has the chance of winning the 2023 presidential poll as he has continued to gain momentum among the youths
  • The daily trend of Peter Obi among the youths and his acceptance by Nigerians in the diaspora have created tension among the opposition
  • However, the presidential hopeful needs to optimize his game ahead of the 2023 elections, he needs to adopt some campaign strategies ahead of September 28, the official date for the campaign to commence

As September 28, the official kick-off date for the 2023 presidential election campaigns, gets closer, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, continues to gain momentum.

Peter Obi has the chance of pulling a surprise winning in the 2023 elections if he can optimise his campaign strategies and meet the right people.

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5 things Peter Obi needs to do to boost his chances in the 2023 elections Photo Credit: Mr. Peter Obi
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Does Peter Obi have the chance of winning 2023 presidential election?

The criteria for winning elections are always with the people, and if Obi increases his campaign tempo, the chances of winning are on his side.

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This is evident as his opponents are already worried about the momentum he is creating. This is evidenced in a recent article by Femi Fani-Kayode, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

“They are a formidable movement, as I said in my earlier write-up, and I, unlike many others, take them seriously,” Fani-Kayode commented on the Obidient movement.

These are people who have underrated the dexterity of Peter Obi and his chances in the 2023 poll.

What are the things Peter Obi needs to do to boost in campaign strategies

With the recent trend, Peter Obi already stands a chance of becoming the next Nigerian president, but here are some other things he needs to build on:

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  1. Ensuring his diaspora support base generates votes in Nigeria as Nigerians in the diaspora do not have the right to participate in elections in Nigeria.
  2. Put mechanisms in place to monitor fundraising activities and donations to the Labour Party.
  3. Peter Obi also needs to promote the governorship candidates of the Labour Party in all states to take the party nearer to the people at the grassroots.
  4. The presidential hopeful needs to make more mergers and alliances with people with large followership to appeal to the majority from different regions in the country.
  5. The former governor of Anambra state needs to engage the core northern leaders directly and convince them with his agenda, particularly on the issue of one Nigeria and Biafra agitations from his constituency.

2023: Why Peter Obi cannot be disqualified but can be jailed

Legit.ng earlier reported that there has been a recent call from a group on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to disqualify the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, over proposed N100bn campaign funds

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The proposed budget is outrageously above the N50bn maximum expenses the Electoral Act 2022 stipulated for a presidential candidate to spend

However, the constitution did not recommend disqualification of presidential candidates for spending beyond the stipulated expenses but either to pay a fine or being jailed

Source: Legit.ng

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop, Journalism AI Discovery. He previously worked as Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng