Amid permutations for the 2027 elections and northern elites’ early moves, political analyst Jide Ojo has maintained that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cannot defeat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027, due to its internal crisis and lack of unity.
Speaking exclusive interview with TimesNow.com.ng on Monday, January 20, Jide Ojo, Ojo emphasised that unless the PDP resolves its internal disputes and strengthened its position as an opposition in the polity, it risks handing victory to the APC in the next election.
He said:
Meanwhile, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike’s romance with the chieftains of the ruling APC, has stirred a fresh concern, considering his membership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Wike, who lost the party’s presidential ticket to Atiku Abubakar, recently vowed to support Tinubu’s re-election bid, further fuelling the crisis rocking the PDP.
But, Jide Ojo, in an interview with TimesNow.com.ng, said Wike might not be expelled from the PDP because of the court order he secured and the backing of Umar Damagum, the party’s national chairman.
The political analyst stated thus:
Speaking further, Jide Ojo, urged the PDP to first resolve its internal party crisis before considering the debate on zoning and who gets the PDP’s presidential ticket in the next general election.
TimesNow.com.ng recalled that Bode George, a former Deputy National Chairman of the PDP, insisted that a Southerner must occupy the office of the President and Commander in Chief from 2023 to 2031 âbecause that is the reality of our country, PDP constitution, and our polity.â
The PDP chieftain maintained that Atiku must wait till 2031 to run for president noting that ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, a northerner spent eight years and a Southerner must occupy the seat in 2027.
Reacting, Jide Ojo, told TimesNow.com.ng that:
Similarly, TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that Segun Sowunmi, a PDP chieftain, described discussions about zoning the partyâs presidential ticket for the 2027 elections as premature.
In an exclusive interview with TimesNow.com.ng, Sowunmi urged the PDP to focus on settling its internal crisis and maintained that issues like vote buying should take precedence over zoning debates.
Amid PDP’s challenges, Sowunmi defended Nyesom Wikeâs support for President Tinubuâs re-election and maintained that the partyâs disciplinary committee should decide Wike’s expulsion.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
