FORMER Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, yesterday, disclosed that the party will not present a Northerner as its presidential candidate in the 2027 polls, saying any attempt to do so would be insulting to the founding fathers of the PDP.

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Vice President Kashim Shettima has told politicians in the country that they are all one in the task of nation-building irrespective of their political inclinations. His admonition comes amid the ongoing alignment and realignment of the political class ahead of the 2027 general election. Most recently, some opposition politicians who had […]

…insists: It’s not losing ground to ADC By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed claims of its declining relevance, asserting that it is consolidating internally and positioning itself for a strong comeback in the 2027 general elections. The party’s Deputy National Youth Leader, Timothy Osadolor, made this declaration in an […]

— Say Party Remains Strong, United — Ajayi Denies Joining ADC By Dayo Johnson, Akure Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State have disowned former governorship candidates and party members who recently defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), declaring that the PDP remains strong, united, and focused despite the development. In […]

“All this fantasy of coalition — we are going to have a good two to three weeks of romanticising… but one of them, his name is Datti (Baba-Ahmed), has already sensed the danger ahead and said the problem of this coalition will be who becomes the president, ‘everybody wants to be president. After one month, when they sit down, I am telling you on my honour, in the next six months, that coalition will not even be a conversation. They will scatter.”

“The July 1 coalition declaration and the July 2 unveiling of the ADC have rattled the ruling party. It is now obvious that the Tinubu administration, having lost the trust of the Nigerian people, cannot withstand the pressure of a united and credible opposition. But rather than correct its ways, it has resorted to its old playbook of destabilising opposition parties.”

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“He (Atiku) will continue to provide direction and ensure the coalition gains traction at all levels: ward, local government, and state. By the end of this year, anyone standing in the way of this coalition will have himself to blame,”

Who will step down for the other? That is the key question a political analyst, Prof Okey Ikechukwu, tries
to answer in this interview as the anti-Tinubu coalition moved into the African Democratic Congress
(ADC), last week, to confront the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 polls.

“The ADC’s growth is hindered by its weak organisational structure and internal disagreements among its top figures, which may limit its ability to mount a unified national challenge. To maintain its lead across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, the APC must retain the loyalty of northern voters and urgently address economic issues…”