They helped run Peter Obi's campaign on the Labour Party ticket and won him a national following in 2023 as a first-time presidential contender...

Then they faced a formidable opposition: veteran politician and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar leading the former ruling People's Democratic Party; and former governor of Anambra state Peter Obi running a youth-led campaign on the Labour Party ticket...

Atiku Abubakar a former Vice-President and seasoned presidential contender has announced a coalition with Peter Obi of the Labour Party and former Governor Nasir El-Rufai who recently left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Social Democratic Party (SDP) (AC Vol 66 No 1 Merger or bust for the opposition)...

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of the main opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) came second in the 2023 election while Peter Obi of the Labour Party came a close third...

She is also a friend of Peter Obi the Labour Party's presidential candidate who was defeated by Tinubu last year...

The Labour Party which fielded Peter Obi in the presidential polls is divided while the PDP is riven by two factions: one being backed by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar – who was the party's presidential candidate in the last election – and another by Nyesom Wike (AC Vol 64 No 23 Tinubu tightens grip opposition regroups)...

Opposition leaders Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi sided with Dangote as did African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina (AC Vol 64 No 25 Opposition left outmanoeuvred)...

His main rivals Atiku Abubakar of People's Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi for the Labour Party got 29% and 25% respectively...

But he came second to Peter Obi in the presidential vote count in Lagos and his ally and the APC gubernatorial candidate Babajide Sanwo-Olu was run close by the Labour Party candidate last year...

Tinubu is fortunate that criticism from Atiku Abubakar's People's Democratic Party and reform-minded Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi lacks the punch it had before February 2023's presidential polls...

Before the 2023 elections Ibori whose political alliances are fluid was telling friends that Peter Obi was doing extremely well on the campaign trail...