Former presidential aspirant and ex-PDP chieftain, Dele Momodu, has faulted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for zoning its 2027 presidential ticket to the South, describing the decision as reckless and detrimental to the party’s survival.
The PDP National Executive Committee (NEC) had on Monday resolved to cede the presidential ticket for the 2027 general election to the southern region.
Reacting in a post on Instagram on Tuesday, Momodu said the party had “shot itself in the leg” by succumbing to what he described as the influence of Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, who he alleged is working in favour of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“Who does not know that ultimately the hand was that of Wike while the voice was that of Tinubu? Their game plan is not hidden,” he wrote.
According to him, the zoning arrangement was a product of “cheap and puerile blackmail” orchestrated by elements in the PDP who are collaborating with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
He criticised PDP leaders for celebrating what he called “the most reckless decision in the history of our nascent democracy,” accusing them of aiding Wike’s dominance over party structures.
Momodu recalled that Wike opposed zoning in 2022 and even sought to be vice-president to a northern candidate, but is now championing a power shift to the South ahead of 2027.
He further alleged that PDP’s claim of presenting a credible southern challenger to Tinubu was a façade, insisting that the party’s structure is being realigned to support the president’s re-election bid.
“The so-called speculations about Goodluck Jonathan, Peter Obi, or Seyi Makinde emerging as candidates are blatant lies from the pit of hell,” he added.
Momodu defected from the PDP in July to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition, citing irreconcilable differences with the party’s direction.
