APC Campaign Council Tells Obi to Step Down From 2027 Race Over Anambra Debt

The All Progressives Congress campaign council has called on Peter Obi to withdraw from the 2027 presidential contest, citing debt it says was incurred in Anambra State while he was governor, according to Punch Newspapers.

Punch Newspapers reports that the council wants Obi to honour a promise to resign, framing the demand around his record in Anambra. The same call was carried by TheCable, which reported that the APC campaign council asked Obi to quit the 2027 race over what it described as debt from his time in charge of the state.

THISDAYLIVE reported that the APC campaign council said Obi has no place to hide over what it called his poor Anambra record. The Guardian also reported that the council challenged Obi over claims about Anambra's debt.

Separately, Vanguard News reported that Segun Sowunmi described Obi as a "master of empty campaign" in comments tied to the 2027 election.

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The statements from the ruling party's campaign body centre on Obi's tenure as governor of Anambra State, an office he held before his later presidential bids. The reports do not include a response from Obi or his camp to the resignation demand.

What to watch next: whether Obi or his spokespeople answer the APC campaign council's demand, and whether the Anambra debt figures at the centre of the dispute are made public.