Former Minister of Education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, has reaffirmed her support for Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), ahead of the 2027 general election. Ezekwesili also called for a new political trajectory focused on improving governance, restoring human dignity and addressing systemic failures that have prevented Nigeria’s political system from improving the lives of citizens. She said Obi would rank higher than the other major presidential candidates based on her assessment of leadership and governance. However, Ezekwesili cautioned against making Obi or any other individual presidential candidate the sole focus of discussions about Nigeria’s future. She argued that Nigeria’s current political “design” had failed and needed to be fundamentally reworked.