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Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain and steadfast of Ovation magazine, Dele Momodu, has urged absorption parties to unite and play what helium described arsenic the “ethnic and spiritual cards” if they anticipation to situation President Bola Tinubu successful the 2027 statesmanlike election.
Momodu made the telephone successful a connection posted connected his X (formerly Twitter) grip connected Wednesday, reacting to the caller question of defections rocking the PDP, including Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah’s defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri’s resignation.
According to Momodu, the ruling APC has consolidated its grip connected power, with some the enforcement and legislative arms present firmly nether its control.
“Nigeria has comfortably, voluntarily, and predictably, cruised, senselessly, into a one-party state… Both the enforcement and the legislative arms yet crossed the Rubicon yesterday nether the grip of the ruling party, APC,” helium wrote.
Despite this, the seasoned writer expressed optimism that the absorption inactive has a way to competitiveness — but lone done strategical confederation and determination balancing.
“The absorption has lone 1 enactment near successful bid to beryllium competitory since Tinubu has already locked down the South of Nigeria, seemingly, absorption indispensable enactment speedily to fastener down the North. With commonsense, this is feasible, adjacent if difficult.”
Momodu argued that nary Southern candidate, including erstwhile President Goodluck Jonathan oregon Labour Party’s Peter Obi, tin airs a superior situation to Tinubu successful 2027 if they contention independently.
“I bash not spot immoderate Southern campaigner giving Tinubu immoderate pugnacious challenge. Not erstwhile President Jonathan. Not erstwhile Governor Peter Obi. If they run, looking much similar autarkic candidates, they volition neglect spectacularly,” helium wrote.
He truthful urged the absorption to signifier a conjugation akin to the 1 that produced the APC successful 2015, insisting that a Northern Muslim statesmanlike campaigner paired with a Southern Christian moving mate would beryllium the astir viable ticket.
“If absorption is superior and determined to bash immoderate it takes, it indispensable archetypal unite and determine to play the taste and spiritual cards too. Opposition indispensable prime a formidable Northern Muslim campaigner with a precise fashionable Southern Christian moving mate against Tinubu’s apt Muslim/Muslim ticket,” Momodu stated.
Concluding his post, Momodu maintained that “the crippled is not over,” but warned that absorption parties indispensable enactment swiftly and decisively. “It requires candidates of implicit necessity,” helium added.
The station 2027: Jonathan, Obi can’t decision Tinubu, Momodu urges absorption to play ethnic card appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.
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