The National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Yunusa Tanko, has shared his thoughts on the Labour Party’s performance in the recently concluded Anambra State governorship election.
According to a video posted on the official X (formerly Twitter) account of ARISE News on November 10, 2025, Tanko discussed several reasons why the Labour Party did not perform as well as expected in the polls.
He explained that the outcome of the election revealed an important lesson — that the popularity and votes of Peter Obi, the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, cannot simply be transferred to another candidate.
When asked why Peter Obi lost his polling unit to the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Tanko clarified that Obi himself was not on the ballot and therefore could not directly influence the result.
He went on to recall Obi’s past political achievements, noting that the former Anambra governor had previously contested against Charles Soludo and Chris Ngige about 17 years ago and emerged victorious. Tanko expressed confidence that if Obi were to face the same opponents again, he would still win.
“Seventeen years ago, Peter Obi contested against Soludo and Ngige and defeated them. If you put Peter Obi on the ballot against them today, he would still defeat them.”