Abuja, Nigeria – E be like say di Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) don finally settle matter for dia 2027 presidential ticket as dem don zone am go Southern region. Dis big announcement come from dia 102nd National Executive Council (NEC) meeting wey happen for Abuja on August 25, 2025. Dem say dis move na to ensure say dem go get dia house in order for di next election.
Di National Publicity Secretary of di party, Debo Ologunagba, na him sabi read di communique wey show all di decisions wey dem reach for di meeting. According to am, “Having retained di position of di National Chairman in di northern region, di presidential candidate for di 2027 general election go come from di southern region”. (Wetin dis one go mean for governor wey dey plan give di North chance? Things don change, my guy!)
As if dat one no be enough, dem also confirm say Iliya Damagum go continue as di substantive National Chairman of PDP till dia national convention wey go happen for November 15 and 16, 2025, for Ibadan, Oyo State. Before dis recent appointment, he dey serve as di acting chairman since March 2023 after dem pack di former chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, waka out.
No be small kasala wey dis PDP people don dey face. After dem open di ticket for di presidency in 2023, na so dem sabi get plenty wahala. Many members even waka go di ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) wen dem no gree join dem wey dem claim sey na power-shuffling dey worry di party.
Now wey dem don confirm di zoning of presidential candidates, dem dey make moves say PDP don dey get better direction. E mean say di party dey bring back di tradition wey dem dey follow for rotating di presidency between di North and South. Di last time wey dem produce candidate from di South na when Goodluck Jonathan carry di flag. Since den na wahala wey dey follow dem.
Di committee don also talk say dem go maintain di national offices distribution across di North and di South. Dis one dey fit bring peace because e go reduce di wahala wey dey happen during elections. But one matter wey still dey show face na Nyesom Wike, di Minister of di Federal Capital Territory, wey don dey raise question about di decisions wey come out from dis major meeting. E no too happy since di former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, take di ticket for 2023, and e no suppose gree for dem to zone di ticket if fresh elections go come from di South.
PDP don talk say dem go sharpen dia strategies as di 2027 elections dey near. Di way dem dey look at saco no go make dem allow APC carry di show again. Dis meeting no only talk about di presidential ticket, dem also komplain about di way di ruling party dey use di system for dem own advantage during bye-elections.
“If we no act fast, we go fit turn Nigeria to one-party state, and dat go be serious wahala for democracy
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