The Lagos governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Funso Doherty, says the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, retains a strong support base and has the backing to repeat his 2023 electoral performance in Lagos State.

Doherty said this during an interview with newsmen on Thursday, following an attack on the party’s town hall meeting in Lagos.

He dismissed suggestions that Obi’s reception among Nigerians could be weakened by his defection from the Labour Party to the NDC, arguing that obi’s appeal is rooted in his political philosophy rather than the platform on which he contests elections.

Doherty also expressed confidence that the opposition party could defeat the APC in the next election, insisting that the ruling party’s dominance in Lagos was not insurmountable.

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