‘Dare Odufowokan, Assistant Editor, reports on moves by some Peoples Democratic Party chieftains to form a coalition that will work both for the emergence of a southerner as the next president of Nigeria and to checkmate former Vice President Atiku Abubakar from contesting for the party ticket in the 2023 Presidential Election
Also said to be part of the grand alliance are some technocrats, leaders of socio-cultural organisations, retired top military officers and civil servants, especially from the southern part of the country, as well as a coterie of other concerned pro-zoning stakeholders. With this new group, the number of groups within and outside the PDP, showing interest in who picks the presidential ticket of the party in 2023, according to reliable sources, has increased.
“The late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua ruled for two years before his death and his deputy, Goodluck Jonathan, took over and completed his term. Rather than allow a northerner to take over, having completed Yar’Adua’s tenure, Jonathan re-contested and ruled for another four years. And he even made the attempt to elongate his tenure by re-contesting again in 2015. So for that reason, the North will rule for additional six or eight years to balance the arrangement.
According to its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, those “behind the speculation are political terrorists whose plan is to mislead the public and cause disaffection within the ranks of our party with the hope of using such fabrications to further their own selfish political ambitions. For the avoidance of doubt, our party is yet to discuss the 2023 presidential election, overtly or covertly, at any time whatsoever.
To place the group on a strong pedestal, the leaders, at a recent meeting in one of the South-south states, resolved to reach out to more mass-based organisations which share similar views as regards the zoning debate. Another primary aim of the alliance, which is said to now have as members many former governors, serving and former National Assembly members, as well as current national and state officials of the PDP, is to reposition the party ahead of the next general election.
Athiefku looter will be the most foolish man on the surface of the earth to think he’s the only wise man in Nigeria that has all it takes to rule her comes 2023. And by the way, age aside, does Athiefku looter knows whether he will be alive till that year? Why are people myopic?
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