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A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and member of the party’s Board of Trustees, Bode George, has said that Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria’s former Vice President, cannot be the opposition party’s presidential candidate in 2027.
He disclosed this in an interview on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television, on Monday.
According to him, it is against the PDP’s internal zoning policy for a northern candidate to emerge from the party in 2027.
“Atiku can’t be the PDP presidential candidate in 2027. Our internal zoning policy makes it compulsory to be eight years for the South and North. If Atiku emerges as the PDP candidate in 2027 by any means, the party will collapse,” he stated.
His remarks come as the PDP Governors’ Forum on Monday rejected the Atiku-led opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 election.
Atiku was PDP’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, which was won by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
In the past week, Atiku, Peter Obi, and the former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, unveiled a coalition aimed at unseating Tinubu in 2027.
In others news, Former MEND leader High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as has claimed that the suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara will return to his seat.
Tompolo was speaking for the first time almost a month after a state of emergency was declared in Rivers State.
He made the remarks during his 54th birthday celebration on Saturday at the Aziza Temple in Gbaramatu Kingdom.
Tompolo also pledged his commitment to the Ijaw nation amid allegations of betrayal.
“People say I betrayed the Ijaw nation for not speaking about the removal of Governor Fubara.
“But I cannot betray the Ijaw people — I have spent my entire life fighting for them,” he said.
