Peter Obi was reported as the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 election, according to primetimes.com.ng. An abduction of schoolchildren occurred in Oyo State, as reported by allafrica, and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde told Peter Obi that President Bola Tinubu had not contacted him more than 50 days after the incident, also according to allafrica. Hon. Yusuf Gagdi was identified as the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Navy, according to primetimes.com.ng.

Hon. Yusuf Gagdi said that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and presidential candidate Peter Obi lack the required political capacity to defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, as reported by primetimes.com.ng. He added that the All Progressives Congress noted it was far ahead of the opposition in political mobilisation, according to the same source. Gagdi also said he had not seen any effort being put in place by Atiku or Peter Obi to unseat or defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election, and that he had never, in his political imagination, thought that the APC would lose an election, both statements reported by primetimes.com.ng.